Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
In his very first hand after moving from Pavilion to Amazon Tan, Jared Palmer got involved in a big pot.
According to Palmer, he raised to 2,200 with 
, the cutoff called, and the big blind made it 7,700. Palmer called and so did the cutoff.
The flop came 
, and the big blind led out for 20,000. Palmer called and the cutoff folded.
They were heads up to the 
turn, and the big blind moved all in for 70,000. Palmer called and saw his opponent table 
.
Palmer was well in the lead, and the 
on the river changed nothing. Palmer eliminated his opponent and got a nice welcome to the table. He is now closing in on 400,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
371,000
371,000
|
371,000 |
flop. Ferguson bet 5,000, Jerome Evans made it 17,000, and Ferguson put his stack of about 40,000 in with 
. Unfortunately for the 2000 WSOP Main Event champ, Evans had flopped a set of twos and had him way behind, with Ferguson unable to pull off the subsequent miracle to survive.
and the big blind check-folded to the 5,500 bet of the player in the under-the-gun position. Coulier and the hijack called.
. The first player to act led out for 13,900, and Coulier and the hijack both called.
, Alan Cutler and Louise Francoeur got in a raising war that resulted in the former being all in for 82,900 and the latter putting Cutler at risk. 
, and Cutler doubled through the table chip boss.
tabled and Dave Lance's 
, and Lance was taking a photo before making his exit from the tournament area. 
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