David "ODB" Baker and Barny Boatman should be able to enjoy their upcoming dinner break as both have made solid starts in this tournament.
Baker is playing a 19,500 stack right now, while Boatman's contains 18,300 chips.
Boatman added a few more chips to his stack when he opened to 600 preflop from middle position and found one caller. That caller quickly mucked when Boatman made a continuation bet on the flop.
With 224 players remaining in this event, some of the tables are becoming laden with top professional players.
Once such table is the home to Jamie Rosen, Mohsin Charania, Darryll Fish, Jonathan Aguiar and James Woods.
Another sees Sorel Mizzi, British grinder Kevin Allen, John Racener and Olivier Busquet locking horns.
Racener was all-in a couple of minutes ago, but his shove went uncalled. Racener opened to 600 from middle position, the button reraised to 1,250 only to see Racener four-bet all-in for 4,050 in total. The button went into the tank for close to a minute - all the while under the watchful gaze of Racener - before eventually folding.
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A player opened to 600 on the button and Jerry Payne and Kathy Liebert called from the blinds. The flop was and it checked around. The turn was the and Payne led out for 800. Liebert called and their opponent folded. The fell on the river and Payne checked.
Liebert bet 2,000 and Payne found a fold. "I hit the river, too," Payne quipped. Liebert pads her stack and Payne takes a slight hit to what appears to be one of the bigger stacks in the room.
Event #12 has lost two talented players in the shape of German pro and double WSOP bracelet winner Dominik Nitsche and controversial Russian Vladimir Geshkenbein. No doubt their former table mates will be happy at the duo's untimely demises.
Fernando Brito opened the betting with a raise to 750 from under the gun. Nobody wanted to take the Portuguese businessman/poker pro until the action passed to the United Kingdom's Carlo Citrone on the button. Citrone called and the dealer got to work spreading the flop.
Brito tapped the table and checked. Citrone checked behind.
The turn was the and Brito instantly reached for chips, grabbed 1,200 worth and bet with them. Citrone asked for a look at how many chips Brito had behind (approximately 5,300) before taking a few moments to make his decision.
"Will you show me an ace?" said Citrone as he folded.
Brito mucked.
"Ah, no ace!" said Citrone.
"I've not got an ace," replied Brito.
"Queen, then?"
"Better."
"Better than a queen?"
"I had a set," said Brito and with that the dealer started passing new cards to the players.
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We caught up with Ryan Riess as he was stacking chips that he had just won. He has steadily chipped up since being moved to the blue section and his stack is large.
"I may late rege the deuce to seven if I bust here," he mentioned to this reporter earlier. For the time being, at least, he may not have to worry about that, as he may very well be our chip leader.
flop.
and it checked around. The turn was the 
and Payne led out for 800. Liebert called and their opponent folded. The 
fell on the river and Payne checked.
flop.
and Brito instantly reached for chips, grabbed 1,200 worth and bet with them. Citrone asked for a look at how many chips Brito had behind (approximately 5,300) before taking a few moments to make his decision.
