Erik Seidel and two other players saw a flop of 
. The first player checked to Seidel, who bet 2,000. The button called, as did the first player. The turn was the 
, and Seidel bet 5,500 when checked to. This time, the button folded and the first player called. A 
fell on the river, and Seidel made it 13,000 this time, about half of his opponent's stack. The player thought for about 30 seconds before tossing three orange T5,000 chips in. Seidel showed 
for a set, and he took down the pot.
Nicholas Crisp is another player that has been on the rise, and currently he sits with just under 210,000 which is good for a top five chip stack.
Jared Tendler, author of The Mental Game of Poker Volumes I and II, returns to the Strategy with Kristy Podcast to talk about how players can prepare for and compete in the World Series of Poker Main Event with an optimal mental game strategy.
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Just prior to the break, PokerNews' own Chad Holloway's table broke for the second time today and he found himself located in the purple section of the Amazon Room seated across from comedian Kevin Pollak.
Consequently, PokerNews decided to witness of orbit of play between the two players.
Hand 1: Kevin Pollak limped under the gun and the small blind completed before the big blind bumped it to 2,500. Pollak called as the small blind released before the dealer spread a 
flop with the big blind leading for 3,500.
Pollak went deep into the tank for nearly three minutes before folding and saying, "that was a birthday gift!"
Hand 2: Chad Holloway pulled out a poker magazine and folded his hand before Dimitar Yosifov opened and then four-bet the small blind to win the hand.
Hand 3: Holloway is now on page 18 and Pollak stepped away from the table.
Hand 4: From under the gun Holloway released his hand as a single preflop raise one the pot.
Hand 5: The player in the hi-jack opened to 1,300 and Jesse Yaginuma called from the button before Holloway put down his magazine and made the call from the big blind.
The flop of 
was checked round to Yaginuma who tossed in 2,300. Holloway sized up the bet and slid forward his only stack of chips that amounted to an all in of roughly 21,200. The original raiser and Yaginuma folded and Holloway collected the pot.
Hand 6: Pollak and Holloway began a conversation about a TV show and simultaneously Pollak opened the pot from the hi-jack with a raise to 1,500 to win the blinds and antes.
Hand 7: From the button Holloway kicked it up to 1,300 only to have Brady Bullard three-bet the small blind to 3,100. Holloway called, and on the 
flop he called a bet of 2,700 from Bullard.
Both players then checked down the 
and 
on the turn and river as Bullard declared a queen.
Holloway responded with, "You're good!" and folded as Bullard tabled his while moving to 160,000 in chips.
Hand 8: Facing a raise to 1,400, Pollak made it 4,000 to go and forced a fold from the preflop raiser. Pollak raked in the pot and tabled his 
to prove he had it.
Hand 9: Pollak recommenced his table talk with Holloway regarding a TV show and opened the pot to 1,200 from early position.
Everyone folded and Pollak was pushed another pot.
"Matt. You're my favorite so far. The rest can suck it!" Pollak said towards the dealer as he flashed his 
for another premium hand.
Following the orbit Pollak sat at 25,350 while Holloway was virtually the same as where he began with just over 20,600 in chips.
We arrived at the table in time to hear a short-stacked player announcing he was all in and Event #13: $5,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better winner Mike Matusow making the call. It was 
for Matusow while his opponent needed to improve upon his .
The community cards came 
, Matusow's jacks held, and there's one more empty seat in the Amazon Room a half-hour into Level 7.
Clement Tripodi, who ended Day 1b with a chip leading stack of 207,500, is still sitting strong with 215,000, while Raj Vohra, who started the day with 119,000, has amassed the biggest stack in Pavilion, sitting on 225,000.
We came to the table as the 
flop was dealt. There was about 9,000 in the pot, and the player in the big blind checked. A player from middle position moved all in for his final 7,550, and Matt Glantz called from the button. When action returned to the player in the big blind, he asked for a count of the all-in player, but eventually folded.
Glantz: 
Opponent: 
The 
came on the turn, and the player in the big blind let it be known that he folded a nine. Glantz thanked him for the fold. The river did not help the all-in player, and Glantz won the pot.
Following a button shove, Jason Potter made the call from the small blind.
Potter: 
Opponent: 
The board rolled out 
to see Potter river a better hand to send his opponent to the rail while moving to 60,000 in chips.
John Juanda fired 5,850 on the turn with the board reading 
. His opponent, who had checked to Juanda, tanked for a bit before folding. Juanda's hovering around the starting stac.
At another table, Allan Kwong, who took second in Event #1, bet 6,500 on a board of 
. His opponent moved all in, and Kwong folded, leaving himself just over 16,000.
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