Shirley Rosario was in the small blind, racing with 
against the player in the big blind who had 
. The board of 
stood with Rosario's opponent who doubled for 25,500.
Rosario shipped him the chips and continued with just one big blind.
Niveau: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 0
Players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day.
Daniel Negreanu was in the hijack and his right-hand opponent Ben Tang had a decision on the 
flop.
They had some chips already spread in front of them when we arrived and Tang eventually said, "OK, I'm all in." Negreanu called immediately.
Tang: 
Negreanu: 
Tang had aces and a flush draw but he was trailing against Negreanu's set of deuces.
The runout 
and 
gave Negreanu a six-high straight and the same low and Tang was dispatched. Negreanu reached to his right and claimed Tang's stack of 70,000 or so.
Negreanu is now among the tournament leaders along with Brandon Cantu and Brad Albrinck.
Brendan Taylor raised to 5,500 from the cutoff, Kate Hoang called from the button, Matthew Honig called from the small blind, and Phil Hellmuth called from the big blind.
The four players saw a flop of and Honig checked. Hellmuth bet the pot for 22,000, Taylor folded, and Hoang raised the pot. Honig folded and Hellmuth called to put himself at risk for 30,300.
Kate Hoang: 
Phil Hellmuth: 
Both players had flopped trip jacks but Hoang had the best of it with the superior kicker and Hellmuth needed help from the deck to survive. The 
hit the turn to give Hellmuth the lead with jacks full of sevens and after the 
fell on the river he took the pot to double up.
Sporting a jersey of the NHL's Washington Capitals, Robert McLaughlin flatted a 8,400-raise from Andrew Muirhead, who was ready to gamble for his remaining stack from early position.
But small blind Lee Armstrong reraised pot, making it 36,000. Muirhead had no trouble calling his last 1,900, but McLaughlin was facing a tough decision. He called after a moment.
The flop fell 
and Armstrong moved all in. McLaughlin called for his last 15,000 or so and the hole cards were turned up.
Muirhead: 
McLaughlin: 
Armstrong: 
The turn was a low card, giving a chance for a split pot, but the 
on the river double-paired the board and McLaughlin scooped it all. He rocketed up to 120,000, eliminating Muirhead and clipping Armstrong.
Matthew Honig raced for his last 13,600, facing off against Andrew Muirhead.
Honig: 
Muirhead:
The dealer spread out a board of 
. Honig faded the wheel draw and rivered a set of nines to seal his double.
"I folded 50 straight hands. If you keep folding, you will eventually pick up the nines," he joked.
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