After a fast start in the first hour of the day, defending champion David Brookshire was recently seen with only 6,600 in front of him. Though levels have been escalating quickly, Levels 5 and 6 will be a double level which should help see play deepen out and give participants more room to play.
With five players in the pot on a flop of 
, Chris Tryba put in a bet from middle position. There were five players still left in the pot: the hijack called and the cutoff folded. The player on the button then called before both players in the blinds folded.
Three players went to the turn, which came 
. Tryba fired again and both the hijack and button folded as he took down the pot.
Level: 4
Limits: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Action folded to Stephen Kalfas who was on the button and raised. Julien Martini called from the small blind and the flop came 
. Martini led out and Kalfas called. The turn came 
and Martini bet again. Kalfas called and the river came 
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Martini checked to Kalfas, who bet. Martini looked back at his hand and sent it to the muck as the pot was sent Kalfas' way.
Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Action was folded around to the player on the button who put in a raise. George Hassabis called from the small blind and Alexander Lukyanov defended his big blind. The flop came 
and Hassabis checked. Lukyaniv bet and was called by the player on the button. Hassabis then check-raised and Lukyaniv called before the player on the button folded.
The turn came 
and Hassabis continued with another bet that. Lukyaniv called, bringing the 
river. Hassabis bet again and Lukyaniv thought for about 10 seconds before verbalizing that he guessed he would fold his tens.
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Gerald Ringe: 
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William Crowe: / 
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Each player put one bet in on third street. William Crowe check-called bets from Gerald Ringe on fourth and fifth street before Ringe's up cards gave him the lead on sixth. Ringe then check-called bets from Crowe on the final two streets.
Ringe tabled 
for a pair of eights and Crowe showed 
for an eighty-six low and the two chopped the pot.
Level: 3
Limits: 400/800
Ante: 100
Players are taking their first 15-minute break of the day.
Here is an assortment of chip counts from around Amazon orange with less than ten minutes until the end of the second level of play.
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