First Five Hands of Level 27

Players are back in their seats and Level 27 is underway. The plan will be to play three more one-hour levels tonight, and if the tourney has yet to complete the survivors will be returning on Tuesday to play a Day 4, thus giving them a chance to play in the last Day 1 flight of the Main Event tomorrow.

Hand #81: In the first hand of the level, Daniel Alaei limped from middle position and it folded around to Gjergj Sinishtaj who checked from the big blind. They checked down the flop, turn, and river, and when .

Hand #82: On the next hand, Alaei raised to 130,000 from under the gun and won the blinds.

Hand #83: It folded to Sinishtaj who raised to 125,000 from the button, and when Numit Agrawal reraised the pot to 440,000 from the small blind, both Alaei in the big blind and Sinishtaj folded.

Hand #84: Chip leader Jared Bleznick enjoyed a walk in the big blind.

Hand #85: James Wiese raised to 125,000 from UTG and got one caller in Jared Bleznick in the small blind. The flop came , and Bleznick check-called Wiese's bet of 175,000. The turn was the and Bleznick checked again. Wiese bet 375,000 this time, and Bleznick called once more.