More continue to arrive here at the start of Level 3.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 |
We walked up to the table in the middle of the hand, so we aren't sure what draw they were on, but here's what we do know. David "Bakes" Baker and Mike Leah were in a pot heads up that saw both players have 600 chips, or four bets, in front of them. Leah drew two, Baker drew one, and before both players had looked at their cards, Leah had checked and Baker had bet in the dark. Leah called, and the exact same dark action happened again on the next draw. This time, however, Leah folded, and Baker spiked down the 
, jokingly saying "I was still way ahead."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,500 | 2,000 |
|
8,400 | 900 |
Luke Schwartz raised from middle position and both blinds called, then all three players drew two cards. It checked to Schwartz who bet, and only the big blind stuck around. Both drew one on the next draw, and Schwartz's opponent checked called his bet.
On the last draw the big blind took one, Schwartz stood pat, and both checked. "Nine-seven," said Schwartz tabling his 
. "Good," nodded his opponent, who sent his cards dealerward.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,000 | 1,500 |
The big board is currently showing 236 players have registered thus far, meaning the total field has already exceeded that of last year's 228 in this same event. Late registration remains open through the beginning of Level 5.
The players are in their seats again, and the cards are in the air.
Level: 3
Limits: 150/300
Ante: 0
The players are taking their first 15-minute break of the day.
After an early position raise, Maria Ho made it three bets and it folded back to her opponent who called. Ho's opponent took two on the first draw and she one, then both drew a single card on each of the last two draws.
When checked to after the first draw, Ho bet and was called. Both players checked after the second draw, then after the third Ho's opponent led with a bet and she called him.
After she called, Ho's opponent showed he paired up on the end, flashing his 
, and Ho scooped the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,800 | 2,300 |
We walked up to the table to see Greg Raymer, Ben Tollerene, and Bryce Yockey in a three way pot after the second draw. Raymer checked to Tollerene, who bet out. Yockey tossed out a raise, then Raymer surprised both with a check three bet. Tollerene tanked for about 30 seconds before folding, and Yockey tossed in the call. Raymer stood pat, and Yockey looked at his cards, said "here we go," and drew one. Raymer quickly checked, and Yockey did the same when he saw his new card.
Raymer tabled 
, and Yockey immediately had a frustrated look on his face, rechecked his hole cards, then flung them to the muck. Three of them went air born, with two going off the table, and one hitting the dealer. Yockey immediately apologized several times, and the entire table, including the dealer, got a bit of a laugh out of it. They then talked about photoshopping a picture of the dealer with a card sticking out of her shoulder, which got the table laughing some more. As we were leaving, Yockey revealed that he had broken the best hand on the final draw, which is why he was so frustrated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,500 | 300 |
|
7,525 | 7,525 |
|
7,100 | 200 |
It folded around to the small blind who raised and Barry Greenstein tossed out a chip to call from the big blind. The raiser drew two on the first round and Greenstein three, and after a bet from his opponent Greenstein called.
Both drew one card on each of the next two draws. The small blind check-called a bet from Greenstein after the second draw, then both checked on the end.
Greenstein showed a 
, and his opponent quickly fanned a 
and took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,350 | -2,150 |
