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We haven't seen these faces in a while, so we are assuming that they are no longer in the tournament:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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The players are going on their second break of the day. They will be back in 20 minutes.
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Negreanu | 427.15 |
| 2 | Benny Chen | 300.00 |
| 3 | Mark Radoja | 292.50 |
| 4 | Daniel Kelly | 269.70 |
| 5 | Charles Sylvestre | 260.00 |
| 6 | Matt Waxman | 253.25 |
| 7 | Daniel Marton | 252.00 |
| 8 | Athanasios Polychronopoulos | 241.00 |
| 9 | Matthew Ashton | 240.75 |
| 10 | Davidi Kitai | 240.72 |
The players have returned, and the poker has started again.
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante:
Annette Obrestad called 400 in the big blind after the small blind raised. They took a flop of 
. The small blind checked and Obrestad bet 600. Her opponent called. The turn came the 
and this time Obrestad bet 1300 when it was checked to her. Her opponent called again and they saw the river of 
.
This time both players checked and Obrestad flipped up 
for a pair of fours. This was good enough to take the pot and she now sits with over 11,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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11,000
5,800
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5,800 |
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We saw Kevin Saul and another opponent get in a preflop raising war as we walked by the table, and eventually, all of the chips went in the middle, with Saul being the one who was all in.
Saul: 
Opponent: 
The flop was safe for Saul, coming down 
, but the 
on the turn changed everything. Saul was looking for a king and a king only, but the river was the 
, ending Saul's Day in level five.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |
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In the first open event of the summer, Trevor Pope put on a performance unlike any we had ever seen, when he absolutely dominated the end of Event #2 $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Eight Handed. Well he has channeled a bit of that hot streak in a hand we just saw, where he doubled up on the river.
Action started with a middle position raise to 400, and Pope moved all in for his last 3,250. The player right behind him then shoved all in over the top, having Pope slightly covered. Pope said that he hoped he had live cards, and when the hands were revealed, he saw that he was indeed drawing very life.
Pope: 
Opponent:
"I tend to run good in these spots just so you know," Pope joked with his opponent. The flop brought plenty of action, coming down 
. Pope could now catch a king, queen, or eight to win the hand, and while the turn didn't do that, the 
, the river did, coming down the . Pope and a couple table mates shared a laugh over his continued good luck, and he secured the double up just over an hour before dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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6,800
6,800
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6,800 |
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We were just handed the payout sheets literally hot off the presses. 1731 was the final number of entries in this tournament, and 198 players will be paid out. The player knocked out in 198th will earn $2,640, and the final 36 will all lock up a five figure pay day. The grand prize? $432,411 and a beautiful WSOP gold bracelet. We will post the rest of the payouts shortly.
