Tommy Hang opened for 4,000 from the hijack and Erick Lindgren called him from the button. The blinds folded, the flop fell and Hang led out for 6,500. Lindgren made the call and then watched Hang fire out 18,000 more on the turn. Lindgren thought for a bit before tossing in a call and the completed the board on the river. Hang kept the pressure on and Lindgren thought for about a minute before conceding the hand.
After a cutoff raise by Mikael Thuritz, Phil Hellmuth defended his big blind and then checked in the dark before the dealer spread the flop. Thuritz checked behind, then the turn brought the and another check from Hellmuth. This time Thuritz bet 14,500, and after leaning forward and examining the situation for a few moments Hellmuth called.
The river was the . Hellmuth quickly checked, and Thuritz set out chips to bet 41,000. Hellmuth rocked back and forth in his seat as he began muttering to himself, then as he folded the muttering continued until rising up to a more audible "good hand, sir." Thuritz said thanks as he collected chips.
From under the gun, Jason Mercier raised to 4,000. George Danzer called in the cutoff seat, Justin Smith called from the button, and Phil Ivey called from the big blind. On the flop, Ivey led for 10,000 with roughly 50,000 behind. Mercier and Danzer folded, then Smith raised all in to put Ivey to the text. Ivey folded, and Smith won the pot.
On the very next hand, Roman Yitzhaki opened to 4,000 from early position, and Smith reraised from the cutoff seat to 12,000. Yitzhaki made the call, and the dealer spread out the on the flop. Yitzhaki checked, Smith bet 13,000, and Yitzhaki called.
The turn was the , and Yitzhaki checked. Smith fired 26,000, and Yitzhaki folded.
Cory Zeidman just saw his Event #55 run end here during the first part of Level 8. He'd returned from the break to a short stack, then lost the last of it in an Omaha-8 hand versus Cole South to be eliminated.
Action folded to Paul Volpe in the hijack and he raised to 3,500. The cutoff folded, Matthew Ashton called from the button and both blinds got out of the way. When the flop came down , Volpe bet 5,200, Ashton called and the dealer burned and turned the .
Volpe led out for 13,600 and Ashton took a long time before raising to 32,400. It was enough to get the job done as Volpe tossed his cards to the muck.
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier just earned a boost to his stack following a no-limit hold'em hand with Kevin Song. The pair traded bets to fourth street and with the board showing Song check-called a bet by Grospellier, building a pot of around 80,000.
The river brought the and another check from Song, and this time Grospellier bet 33,000. Song thought for a while before folding, and after being down for a while ElkY has nudged his stack back up close to the 150,000 with which he started the tournament yesterday.
Players are back in their seats and Level 8 is underway. Following this 100-minute level will come the dinner break, then players will return for two more levels after that.
The big board is showing 115 players presently left from the starting field of 132.
and Hang led out for 6,500. Lindgren made the call and then watched Hang fire out 18,000 more on the 
turn. Lindgren thought for a bit before tossing in a call and the 
completed the board on the river. Hang kept the pressure on and Lindgren thought for about a minute before conceding the hand.
flop. Thuritz checked behind, then the turn brought the 
and another check from Hellmuth. This time Thuritz bet 14,500, and after leaning forward and examining the situation for a few moments Hellmuth called.
. Hellmuth quickly checked, and Thuritz set out chips to bet 41,000. Hellmuth rocked back and forth in his seat as he began muttering to himself, then as he folded the muttering continued until rising up to a more audible "good hand, sir." Thuritz said thanks as he collected chips.
flop, Ivey led for 10,000 with roughly 50,000 behind. Mercier and Danzer folded, then Smith raised all in to put Ivey to the text. Ivey folded, and Smith won the pot.
on the flop. Yitzhaki checked, Smith bet 13,000, and Yitzhaki called.
, and Yitzhaki checked. Smith fired 26,000, and Yitzhaki folded.
