Jose Paz-Gutierrez: 
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Yuki Hamada: /
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Jose Paz-Gutierrez made a run to the final table in this event last year, but he's gotten off to a shaky start this time around.
Yuki Hamada bet through to seventh street, with Paz-Gutierrez sticking around with calls. Hamada bet again on seventh and Paz-Gutierrez flicked in a chip.
Hamada showed 
for 8-7-4-3-2 and Paz-Gutierrez mucked.
Niveau: 3
Ante - 100
Bring In - 100
Limits - 400-800
Kenny Hsiung: /
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Opponent: /
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Kenny Hsiung completed before an opponent on his right raised. Hsiung called, then took the lead and bet on fourth and fifth streets.
Hsiung bet again on sixth as his opponent began shaking his head before eventually calling. A bet on seventh was enough to win the pot for Hsiung, who showed 
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Three-time bracelet winner Brock Parker is also seated at this table.
Action was picked up on fourth street between five players after a pot was completed on third street.
Susan Kane:
Opponent 1: (Folded On Sixth)
Opponent 2: (Folded On Fourth)
Opponent 3: (Folded On Fourth)
Opponent 4: (Folded On Fourth)
After picking up the betting lead on fourth, Susan Kane bet which only saw one player call.
She bet on fifth street as well and before she could bet on sixth street, her opponent mucked his hand, which Kane responded to by showing for a wheel.
Valentin Vornicu: //
Bob Chow: //
Valentin Vornicu called a bet from Bob Chow on sixth street as they went heads-up to seventh.
Chow put out another bet and this time Vornicu came back with a raise. Chow quickly called and Vornicu showed for 6-5-3-2-A. Chow, though, turned over for 6-4-3-2-A to win the pot and take a chunk off Vornicu's stack.
Ziya Rahim: //
William Lahti: / - folded
Opponent: //
Ziya Rahim, who came close to his first WSOP bracelet earlier this series when he finished third in the $10,000 Stud Hi-Lo Championship, completed and was called by William Lahti and one other opponent.
Lahti took the lead on fourth, with both opponents calling, before folding on fifth. Rahim called bets on both fifth and sixth as both remaining players checked down on seventh.
Rahim showed for 9-8-7-3-2 and his opponent flashed a pair of fours in the hole before mucking.
New players spotted at the beginning of the second level include David "ODB" Baker, who finished fifth in this event a year ago, and 2007 Player of the Year Tom Schneider.
Niveau: 2
Button Ante - 500
Bring In - 100
Limits - 300-600
Vid Zagar: //
Opponent: //
Vid Zagar called bets on fourth and fifth streets. After making a pair of aces on sixth, a dispute arose from the table about whether a pair of aces should act before a pair of deuces.
The floor had to be called over as play on the hand continued, with Zagar calling another bet on seventh.
His opponent showed , but Zagar turned over for a 10-7-6-4-A to win the pot. When the floor arrived, they told the table that the ace is always low.
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