Players are busting quickly and the big stacks have been difficult to gather, but here are a couple. Robert Kuhn appears to be the chip leader and former November Niner Ylon Schwartz has quietly built an impressive stack as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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505,000
275,000
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275,000 |
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418,000
375,900
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375,900 |
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Although the players are not allowed to have headphones in now that they have made the money they are allowed to bring laptops and other devices to the table if they wish to play online poker at WSOP.com
There is nothing to stop them playing as many games as they want but so far we have not witnessed any player taking advantage of that opportunity. In fact most of the tables are engaged in friendly chit chat while they enjoy concentrating on a real life game of cards, facing off over the felt.
There is though the occasional appearance of a phone to text friends or update twitter followers.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000
145,000
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145,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
We walked up to a board of 
and a lot of chips in the middle. Jamie Kerstetter was facing a bet of 48,000 from Andrew "luckychewy" Lichtenberger.
Kerstetter thought for a moment before finally making the call and tabling 
. Lichtenberger mucked and Kerstetter is now one of the big stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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280,000
109,000
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109,000 |
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84,000
42,000
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42,000 |
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Here's where these guys went out.
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Maurice Hawkins opened to 7,000 from the hijack and Jamie Kerstetter pushed all in right behind him for 81,000. Hawkins thought for a moment before making the call with 
. Kertstetter needed some help with 
and got it on the flop of 
, leaving Hawkins with just one out.
The board ran out 
and Kerstetter's ladies gave the lady a welcomed double up and left Hawkins short.
We didn't see the action, but Hawkins yelled "seat open" after the next hand and he headed to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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171,000
36,000
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36,000 |
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Three players had put in 6,000, the small blind Louis Bruning then called and Lauri Pesonen in the big blind declared that he was looking for a “nitty” hand to fold. It looked like he couldn’t find it as he put in the extra 3,000 to call and they went five way to the flop of 
.
Bruning immediately moved all in from the small blind and Pesonen made the call. Seat one asked for a count but folded.
Bruning showed 
. “Oh you’re got a big draw again.” Pesonen said turning over the 
.
The turn and river saw Bruning eliminated and Pesonen gather some much needed chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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53,600
53,600
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53,600 |
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Busted |
Facing an early position raise David “Barth” Melius moved all in from the cut-off. The blinds foded and the original raiser called and showed 
.
Melius stood up as he turned over 
. His big ace looked like it was going to come up short and he was resigned to going home.
The cards fell 
. The river gave Melius a jack high straight and he was forced to sit down again and stack his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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72,000
17,000
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17,000 |
A player in the cutoff raised to 6,000 and Russell Thomas reraised to 15,000 from the button. Andrew Lichtenberger squeezed to 28,500 from the big blind and the original raiser and Thomas both folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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126,000
22,500
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22,500 |
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84,000
29,000
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29,000 |
A player from early position moved all in for 22,000 and received two callers from middle position, including Brian Bauer. It was three players to the flop with one all in. The flop came down 
and Bauer's opponent checked and Bauer fired 13,500. The opponent folded and Bauer was heads up against the at risk player.
Bauer turned over for middle set and his opponent needed two runners to improve on his . The board ran out 
though and Bauer eliminated a player and raked in a nice pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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236,500
86,500
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86,500 |
