We walked up to a board of 
and a little over 4,000 in the middle. Poker pro Brent Hanks pushed all in for 3,550 after a check from his opponent.
After some thought, Hanks' opponent mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,700 | |
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Level: 4
Blinds: 75/150
Ante:
We walked up to a board of 
and Jeff Sluzinski and his heads-up opponent had it all in the middle. Sluzinski's opponent had turned over a pair of kings for top set, but Sluzinski had flopped "the world" and tabled 
.
It wasn't the nuts, but Sluzinski did catch the 
on the turn for the straight and the board ran out clean to eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
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Her run was a short one. Where there was once a Vanessa Selbst, there is now only an empty chair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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The Pavilion Room is starting to clear out as tables break down and the field slims. As more players bust out in early stages of today, here are a few stack updates.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,000
1,900
|
1,900 |
|
5,800
1,100
|
1,100 |
|
||
|
3,200
700
|
700 |
|
||
|
1,800 | |
|
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The most excitement this tournament room has seen all day was just the running of the Belmont Stakes as it was shown on screens throughout the room. Poker players yelled and cheered and stood to their feet as they watched California Chrome fall short of winning a Triple Crown, and Tonalist crossed the finish line first. Now back to the cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,000
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
|
||
|
13,300
300
|
300 |
|
|
10,200
5,700
|
5,700 |
|
10,200
5,700
|
5,700 |
|
||
|
9,300
4,800
|
4,800 |
|
|
||
|
9,100
5,400
|
5,400 |
|
9,000 | |
|
|
||
|
8,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
7,800
1,400
|
1,400 |
|
7,600
3,100
|
3,100 |
|
7,300 | |
|
6,200
2,800
|
2,800 |
|
|
5,900
100
|
100 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,800
2,400
|
2,400 |
|
5,700
2,100
|
2,100 |
|
5,400
900
|
900 |
|
4,600
1,400
|
1,400 |
|
||
|
|
4,600
3,100
|
3,100 |
|
|
||
|
3,700
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
|
||
|
3,500
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
1,300 | |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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Players are on a 20-minute break.
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante:
We are now over 2,000 entries in this event. Folks will have through the dinner break to register.
