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Adam Levy raised to 250 pre-flop, and only Greg Mueller called. On a 
flop, both players checked. Levy bet 375 when a 
fell on the turn, and Mueller called. The river was the 
, and this time Levy checked. Mueller immediately bet 650. Levy thought for a few moments, but eventually folded.
Jason Mercier raised to 200 from early position. Action folded around to the blinds, who both called. On 
flop, both blinds checked, and Mercier bet 275. The blinds both called. The turn was the 
, and action again checked to Mercier, who checked behind this time. The 
fell on the river, and again all three players checked. The small blind tabled 
, the big blind turned over 
. Mercier mucked, and the big blind took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,300 | 1,300 |
The clock now makes mention of 3,657 players in the field. And that is just 1a and does not include Day 1b which starts at 5 p.m.. A prize pool won't be available till registration closes, of course, but the million guaranteed for first won't skew the payout all too much we assume.
Dutch poker pro Steven van Zadelhoff just lost the bigger part of his stack. He got it in good with his 
preflop up against 
for 3,200 each. Van Zadelhoff so a devastating flop though which included a ten: 
. The turn (
) and river (
) didn't help the Dutchman and he has to continue this tournament with just 625 in chips. "I still have a good feeling about this one" he commented on the situation. Keeping up the spirit in desperate times is part of his game it seems.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
625 | -3,875 |
A player in mid-late position opened to 250 and received a call from the player on the button. Kenny Hallaert in the small blind squeezed to 700 and received two calls. 
on the flop and Hallaert continued his preflop aggression with a 1,100 continuation-bet. The first player folded but the player on the button made the call.
on the turn and Hallaert fired a second bullet worth 1,400. His opponent didn't hesitate and made it 5,200 to go with about the same amount of chips behind. Hallaert tanked for a good minute or so before making the call. The river brought the two the 
and Hallaert checked to his opponent. The player on the button instantly pushed his chips to the middle en Hallaert quietly folded.
Hallaert is still up on the day though as we counted his stack at about 7,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,000 | -7,000 |
We've got quite the international update for you this week with five hostesses across the globe reporting from the WSOP, ANZPT and ISPT.
A player in early position raised to 250, and Dennis Phillips defended his big blind. The players saw a wet flop when the dealer peeled off 
. Phillips checked and his opponent bet out. When Phillips check-raised, his opponent thought for a moment, then released his hand, and Phillips took the pot.
When we showed up the turn was already out and Young faced a bet from an early position player. The board read | and Young pushed allin from the button. His opponent snap called that allin for 2,225 effectively and turned over his 
. Young showed up with 
but had to ship over a lot of chips after the hit the river.
Young has to continue with about 1,900 in chips and wrote down the allin. He told Will Failla, also at the table, that he would be writing down all his allins this summer to see how he would be running equity wise. This was a hand where he had a lot of equity, that's for sure, but that wasn't a guarantee for success.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900 | -2,600 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
We saw Jason Mercier bet out 175 from mid position on a 
flop. The player in the hijack made it 600 to go and Mercier quickly called. Both players checked the 
on the turn and on the river. Mercier showed his 
but that hand was no good as the hijack turned over 
. Jason Mercier is down to about 4,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,000 | -2,150 |
