The field has nearly tripled in size from the original 392 players who began the day at the start of Level 1 to 1,064 at present. Registration is open until the start of Level 9, around 2:20 p.m.
Tournament pro Marty Mathis is currently at starting stack for the sixth time today. Bullet number one was a mere 70 minutes ago as Mathis vies for a share of the growing prize pool.
After an open to 900 from under the gun and a flat from Sasha Barrese in middle position, Renan Niehues announced "pot" to bump it to 4,450. The button four-bet jammed for his remaining stack of 4,000 with the UTG player and Barrese getting out of the way.
Niehues tabled 
and was behind the button's 
. That would not remain the case for long as a 
was shown in the window to reveal a flop of 
putting Niehues well in the lead. The 
turn and 
river then made Niehues kings full of queens, cracking his opponent's aces and sending him to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,000 | 17,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 0
Summertime brings a special event for gamblers – the World Series of Poker. In honor of that event, this month’s episode of True Gambling Stories features one the world’s best-known poker tales. It’s the story of how one of the most famous American Lawmen of the Old West met his ultimate demise at the card table. Dead Man's Hand has become synonymous with Wild Bill Hickok, and here's all the card-playing, gun-fighting history.
Guests this week include: Jim McManus, author of Positively Fifth Street who also has a new story that is part of the new anthology "He Played for his Wife and Other Stories"; Aaron Woodard, author of the new book "The Revenger: The Life and Times of Wild Bill Hickok"; and Louie Lalonde, owner Saloon No. 10 in Deadwood, S.D.
Despite successfully building a stack of over 20,000 in the early levels Michael Tran told Pokernews he ran into aces all-in pre and is now on his second bullet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,000 | -23,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 0
Under WSOP tournament rules, all registered players must be in their seat by the start of Level 5 or their stacks are taken out of play and their buy-in refunded. Jeff Gross's seat was still empty when the level began as he hustled into the room. After a few moments of discussion with the floor, Gross was allowed to stay in possession of his stack and play.
Twitch streamer Jeff Gross is currently registered with a stack on the table. However, he has not shown up to his seat yet and is being blinded off, having lost about one-fifth of his starting stack thus far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,150 | 4,150 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
