Josh Cahlik has twice as much as he started with and seems pretty content, munching on a salad as he played a pot from the big blind against the small blind.
The two players were looking at a board that had reached the turn showing . It was checked to Cahlik who had a stab for 600, but facing a check-raise to 1,600 he spun his cards through the air to the dealer and went back to his food.
It has been a wild ride for Chad Holloway in not even three levels of play as he continues to be the most active player on his table. Just now we saw him move all in on the turn with the board showing . The small blind had bet 675 but surrendered with another 2,100 chips behind after Holloway put him to the test while enjoying a massage for body and soul.
Sitting on a small stack of 1,500 Emmanuel Ravelo was all in from early position and found no callers, flashing the . On the next hand he was all in from under the gun and again found no customers.
Now in the big blind he faced a raise and for the third time moved in. This time he was called by a player with and Ravelo was racing with his .
The cards ran out , the river ace bringing salvation for Ravelo who doubled up to just over the starting stack.
It is some sort of a madness going on here in the Brasilia room with 37 of the more than 90 tables now being empty. One of the recent eliminations was caused by Jason Dembowsky, who got there with against the of the big blind for 2,500 chips. An ace on the flop gave him the lead and he didn't need to worry anymore after the turn and river.
Frank Schneider — who is sporting a Wesley Sneijder football shirt — was just all in for about 2,500 against his table neighbor. Schneider turned over the and was playing against . The dealer fanned the board and Schneider doubled up in style with quads.
On the very same table we also have Bernard Lee, who has been moved for the second time today. He is down to about 2,200 in chips.
We walked up to a board of and the hole cards of two players flipped. WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart was one of the players and he had the best of it with against his opponent's .
His opponent was all in and at risk of elimination, but the river was a jack, completing a Broadway straight and reducing Stewart's stack to below that with which he started.
Dave Feldman moved all in over the top of an open, and having got a count of 1,400 his opponent made the call.
Feldman turned over the and visibly winced as his saw he was up against , clearly not fancying his chances.
The flop saw Feldman shake his head but the turn and river were safe enough and he doubled up.
“Top set and still a sweat,” one player commented. “You have no idea how bad my record is with kings,” Feldman replied.
Feldman told PokerNews he felt the queen coming on the river, but since it didn’t come he remained one of the last of the Bally Technology employees in the event. Asked if they had a last longer bet, he shook his head and remarked that he wished they did now.
. It was checked to Cahlik who had a stab for 600, but facing a check-raise to 1,600 he spun his cards through the air to the dealer and went back to his food.
. The small blind had bet 675 but surrendered with another 2,100 chips behind after Holloway put him to the test while enjoying a massage for body and soul.
. On the next hand he was all in from under the gun and again found no customers.
and Ravelo was racing with his 
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, the river ace bringing salvation for Ravelo who doubled up to just over the starting stack.
against the 
of the big blind for 2,500 chips. An ace on the flop gave him the lead and he didn't need to worry anymore after the turn and river.
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turn and 
board and Schneider doubled up in style with quads.
and the hole cards of two players flipped. WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart was one of the players and he had the best of it with 
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, clearly not fancying his chances.
flop saw Feldman shake his head but the turn 
and river