There are now 22 players in their seats spread across three tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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60,000 | |
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60,000 |
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Joey Couden raised it up from under the gun and was called by Nate Silver on the button and Bradley Webert in the big blind. The flop fell 
and Webert checked to Couden who continued with a bet. Silver called only to have Webert stick in a check-raise. Both Couden and Silver still called.
The turn was the 
and Webert led out with a bet. Couden raised which got Silver to fold, but Webert called.
The 
paired the board on the river and Webert led out with a bet again. Couden quickly called and Webert turned over 
for a full house in order to win another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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81,000
16,000
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16,000 |
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57,000
-3,000
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-3,000 |
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49,000
-11,000
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-11,000 |
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There was a raise from the cutoff and Bradley Webert called from the big blind. Webert also checked blind to the 
flop and his opponent threw in a bet. Webert raised, followed by a three-bet, and Webert capped it.
They went heads-up to the 
on the turn where both players checked. The 
landed on the river and Webert threw in a bet. His opponent called and Webert tabled 
for a straight.
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65,000
5,000
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5,000 |
Level: 2
Limits: 600/1,200
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The field is now up to 14 players in their seats but the tournament clock currently shows 20 total entries. It should be expected that the field will grow as the day goes on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
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Jonathan Cwomley just took his seat at one of the tables and quickly got involved in the action. Cwomley stuck in a three-bet from the cutoff and was four-bet by the small blind. The initial raised folded and Cwomley called to go heads-up to a flop of 
.
Cwomley check-called on the flop as well as the on the turn. The 
hit the river and Cwomley led out this time. His opponent called and Cwomley tabled 
which was the best hand.
A couple of hands later, the button raised it up and Cwomley three-bet from the small blind which the button called. The flop came 
and Cwomley continued with a bet. His opponent called and the action was the same for the 
on the turn and the 
on the river.
Cwomley flipped over 
for top pair and his opponent conceded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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68,000 |
David Litt raised it up in the hijack and was called by Kevin Song and Kerry Welsh in the blinds. The flop came 
and the blinds checked to Litt who continued with a bet. Both Song and Welsh quickly called.
The turn was the and Song checked again. Welsh was the one to fire in a bet this time which got Litt to fold but Song still called.
The completed the board and both players tapped the table. Welsh showed 
but Song turned over for trip aces to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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63,500
3,500
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3,500 |
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There are currently seven players at the first table with more starting to trickle in. The cards are now in the air on the opening level of the $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship.
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