Chad Holloway is picking up right where he left off after break, slowly and steadily building his chip stack.
Facing a preflop raise to 1,000, Chad Holloway three-bet to 2,300. His opponent called. The flop came 
, and it was checked to Holloway, who pushed forward a large for a bet of over 20,000. His opponent quickly folded.
In the last hand before the recent break, Johnny "Miracle" Maravilla sent his entire stack across the table after making a failed hero call.
The villain in this case was Eduardo Santi, who held 
when the flop fell 
. With the stone cold nuts on the flop, Santi checked to Maravilla, who came to the Main Event sporting a custom baseball cap emblazoned with his miraculous moniker, after winning his way to the WSOP through his home game.
With the pot containing just 7,000 or so chips, Maravilla decided to employ the massive overbet, tossing 16,000 into the middle. Santi quickly moved all in over the top, putting Santi to the ultimate test if he elected to call.
After tanking for a minute or two, and asking for a count of Santi's stack despite being covered, Maravilla stood and announced his decision.
"I have to call," he said while tabling the 
. "I have the ace."
Santi coolly revealed his nut straight, and clapped when the turn brought the 
to leave Maravilla drawing dead. The meaningless 
completed the board on the river, and Maravilla headed home with a story to tell his home game buddies.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,500 | |
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,000
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
||
|
55,400
12,600
|
12,600 |
|
||
|
53,100
1,300
|
1,300 |
|
||
|
53,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
45,000
14,600
|
14,600 |
|
||
|
|
44,300 | |
|
|
37,600
2,400
|
2,400 |
|
36,800
10,300
|
10,300 |
|
36,000
5,075
|
5,075 |
|
34,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
33,500 | |
|
||
|
32,000
300
|
300 |
|
32,000
1,100
|
1,100 |
|
31,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
|
29,200
2,100
|
2,100 |
|
27,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
24,400
5,600
|
5,600 |
|
|
||
|
|
24,200
400
|
400 |
|
23,400
7,600
|
7,600 |
|
23,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
18,800
50,200
|
50,200 |
|
16,700
20,700
|
20,700 |
|
15,925
14,075
|
14,075 |
|
||
|
15,800
1,200
|
1,200 |
|
||
|
14,500
21,300
|
21,300 |
|
|
||
The players have returned and the cards are back in the air!
This will be the final level of play before a 90-minute dinner break that will begin at roughly 7 p.m. local Las Vegas time. Book your dinner reservations now!
Level: 3
Blinds: 150/300
Ante:
The Day 1a Main Event field is now on their second 20-minute break for the day.
Once play started for level two, Tomas Macnamara launched up the leader board courtesy of a cooler that saw him flop the nut flush against the second nut flush. Ronnie Bardah would also join Macnamar up on top of the leaderboard after doubling on the feature table with kings against jacks on a nine-high board. Bardah's good start so far is just a stepping stone that may see him capture his fourth consecutive Main Event cash.
Matt Greenwood and Larry Wright would also see themselves sit high, but it would be Kenny Tran and his chip stack making the most noise after he hit a one-outer against Hans Winzeler. Winzeler held 
against Tran's 
, and when the money went in on a 
flop Tran would spike the case six on the river to soar to 70,000 as Winzeler was left with roughly 9,000.
However it would Gal Erlichman heading to break as the chip leader after eliminating Soi Nguyen with 
against Nguyen's 
. That chip lead amounted to roughly 118,000 and saw him sitting very comfortable as players were now able to enjoy a break full of bad beat stories, missed bets and close calls.
As the remaining players enjoy their 20 minutes away from the table, check out this video Sarah Grant recorded about all the highlights from week five.
Mike Sexton found himself all in for his last 8,050 holding 
against an opponent's 
with a third player in the hand stating that he folded .
The board ran out 
and Sexton doubled through to roughly 17,000 just prior to break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,000
4,200
|
4,200 |
|
|
||
With the board reading 
on the flop, the big blind checked, and the player to his left bet out 750. Holloway called, and the blind folded, bringing the 
on the turn. Action checked to Holloway, who bet 1,000, and drew a call. The 
completed the board on the river, and Holloway kept up his aggression, this time for 2,500. His opponent check-raised to 6,000, and Holloway called. His opponent showed 
for a river bluff, and Holloway turned over 
for a winning two pair.
A few hands later, with 
on the flop, Holloway called a bet of 500 from the player in the small blind position. Both players checked the on the turn, and the small blind led out for 1,000 when the 
fell on the river. Holloway called, and his opponent showed for ace-high. Holloway held 
for middle pair on the flop, and won the pot.
After the series of hands, Holloway is back up to 30,000, having rebuilt his stack from below 12,000 earlier in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
9,775
|
9,775 |
|
|
||
Sam Barnhart and an opponent were heads up on a board of 
. The player checked, Barnhart tossed out 3,000, and the player tanked for quite some time before calling.
Barnhart, the inaugural National Championship winner showed 
for a bluff, which was no good against his opponent's 
for a pair of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
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