Niveau: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Niveau: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
The players will get to stretch their legs for the next twenty minutes. They will return to 600/1,200/1,200 blinds.
Jason Frasco led out for 6,000 from the small blind on a 3♠2♠4♥ flop. The under the gun player raised to 15,000 and Frasco moved all in.
Frasco turned over A♠5♥ for the straight and his opponent 6♠8♠ for a flush draw with a gutshot straight draw.
A 2♥ on the turn and a 6♣ river secured the double up for Frasco.
As the 5,000 mark has been surpassed, tables continued to break in Paris Ballroom.
Jon Pardy changed tables and was immediately in action. He called a 14,200 all in for a major part of his stack.
Player at risk: K♦Q♠
Jon Pardy: A♣10♣
The board came J♠5♠2♠Q♣2♣ and Pardy was down to ten big blinds.
Sagiv Azulai was all in and at risk against the commanding stack of Victor Paredes. Cards were quickly on their backs.
Sagiv Azulai: K♦Q♣
Victor Paredes: A♦K♥
The flop and turn were clean for Paredes as the board ran out 4♦6♦10♠4♥, but he hit a wall when the Q♠ peeled on the river. Azulai hit one of the three outs he needed, making a pair of queens to double up over starting stack.
Roxanne Johnson got it all in preflop against a late position player.
Roxanne Johnson: J♠J♥
Late Position: A♥Q♥
The J♦K♣5♣ flop gave Johnson trips, but gave the other player a straight draw. But Johnson would slam the door when the fourth jack hit the turn, doubling her up.
Johnson went all in several hands later without a call, and is building a sizable stack.
Niveau: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
ACR Team Pro Drew Gonzalez opened to 2,000 in early position and the big blind called.
On the flop of J♠5♦7♠, Gonzalez bet 2,500 and his opponent check-called.
On the turn Q♥, both players checked and on the river 5♥, Gonzalez bet 5,900. The big blind called but mucked against Gonzalez's Q♦8♦ (pair of queens).
Sean Picquelle bet 3,100 from the button on a flop of 2♠6♠7♦, the small blind called, and Larry Dowling folded his big blind.
After the small blind checked on a 3♦ turn, Picquelle bet 6,500 but the small blind was undeterred. Both players checked the 10♥ river, and when Picquelle showed 9♣9♠, the small blind slid his cards face down into the muck.
Also having entered the field is five-time bracelet winner and 2005 WSOP Player of the Year Allen Cunningham.