Some big stacks are starting to appear in the tournament room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
84,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
70,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Dario Sammartino pushed all-in after a player raised to 1,200 and another player called.
Sammartino was in good shape with 
against 
.
The dealer dealt five bricks on the table and Sammartino doubled up to about 15,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
Mohsin Charania opened with a raise to 1,000 from the button. One seat over Tom Marchese three-bet to 2,350. Rory Brown was in the big blind and he pushed all-in for a little less than 4,000. Charania folded and Marchese made a quick call.
Tom Marchese: 
Rory Brown: 
The board ran out 
and Brown made his straight to win the pot. Ari Engel was also seated at their table, but he busted earlier.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
14,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
12,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
||
|
20,000
12,500
|
12,500 |
|
|
||
|
12,500 | |
|
|
||
|
8,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
||
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
||
|
7,500
500
|
500 |
According to Pierre Merlin, he opened in middle position for 1,200 and the player in the big blind defended.
The flop came 
and the big blind player check-called Merlin's continuation bet.
On the 
turn, after another check, Merlin shoved all in and his opponent called with a stack worth 8,000.
Merlin had the dominating hand with 
against 
for his opponent. The river bricked and Martini won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Joe Cada was involved in a hand where he got rivered for a significant pot. As the board read 
, Cada was facing an all-in of around 8,000, with the pot being around 12,000 already.
Joe Cada was visibly struggling with his decision on the turn, but ended up making the correct call with 
against the 
of his opponent.
Unfortunately for Cada, the river was the 
en the 2009 Main Event champion is left with under 15 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,700 | |
|
||
Julien Martini on the button opened and the player in big blind raised it to 3,700, before Martini reraised to 7,200.
After some thought, his opponent shoved over top and Martini quickly folded.
The recent winner of the $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better (Event #4) still has a comfortable stack of 22,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
||
The big migration has started from the Pavillion room to the Brasilia room. The Brasilia room is filling up with more and more familiar faces.
Maria Ho is one of the players who is now seated in the Brasilia room next to a gentleman with a chef hat on his head. She just played a pot, but couldn't manage to win.
When the board read 
she check-called a bet of 900, before check-folding on the turn, when her opponent bet 3,525.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
