Matt Affleck just put his opponent all in on a board of 
from the hijack. His opponent was in the big blind and ended up check-folding for his last 16,000 or so, which was the size of the pot. Affleck is climbing up the leaderboard early and could be a name to watch as the day progresses.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
76,500
29,700
|
29,700 |
Players are on their second 20-minute break of the day.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
With the tournament still seeing registration growing, play has spilled over into the Pavilion Green section as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,300
27,300
|
27,300 |
|
24,500
24,500
|
24,500 |
|
||
|
24,200
24,200
|
24,200 |
|
20,300
20,300
|
20,300 |
|
20,300
300
|
300 |
|
19,700
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
||
|
19,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
Ben Keeline was just gifted a stack by Frank Kassela who proclaimed that he hoped he would lose the hand so that he could go play today's $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. championship.
According to Keeline, Kassela raised from early position with 
-offsuit and Keeline called with 
. Kassela bet the remainder of his chips, which was around two-and-a-half times the size of the pot, on a flop of 
and Keeline now finds himself with a healthy stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
74,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Here are a few updated chip counts from around the room as the tournament begins its eighth level of play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,400
43,900
|
43,900 |
|
71,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
68,000
41,900
|
41,900 |
|
58,100
19,600
|
19,600 |
|
53,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
46,200
26,200
|
26,200 |
|
39,700
15,800
|
15,800 |
|
||
|
34,000
5,400
|
5,400 |
|
||
|
24,200
11,900
|
11,900 |
|
21,200
3,800
|
3,800 |
|
|
||
|
18,500
9,800
|
9,800 |
|
|
||
|
18,400
1,100
|
1,100 |
|
17,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
16,700
13,800
|
13,800 |
|
16,600
400
|
400 |
|
14,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
13,500
5,900
|
5,900 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
Phil Hellmuth was recently seen in the tournament and has chipped up slightly. He sits with around a 30 big-blind stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,400 | |
|
||
A player opened to 1,800 from under the gun and the player two to his left went all in for around 15,300. Emrah Cakmak shoved all in over the top for around 32,000 and all other players folded.
Emrah Cakmak: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, giving Cakmak kings up on the river and sending his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000 |
Here are more updated chip counts at the end of Level 8. There are now 2,288 entrants and registration will remain open through Level 9 and the 75-minute dinner break that follows it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
38,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
37,800
5,700
|
5,700 |
|
|
||
|
|
31,300
17,300
|
17,300 |
|
29,000
3,200
|
3,200 |
|
28,000
3,400
|
3,400 |
|
|
23,500
50,500
|
50,500 |
|
20,300 | |
|
|
||
|
|
19,300
19,700
|
19,700 |
|
14,800
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
Busted | |
|
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