In the last hand of the first level. Yuliyan Kolev was heads-up in a hand on the turn.
The board read 
, and following a check, Kolev bet 2,000. After a short pause, the bet secured a fold from his opponent. It is a nice early start for Kolev.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
9,450 | 1,950 |
Former bracelet winners Michael Gagliano and Jennifer Tilly are in the house. Serial casher — 130 and counting in WSOP, WSOP Europe, and WSOP Circuit events — Allen Kessler has also entered.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
Table #82 has Simon Deadman and Annette Obrestad placed on the same table.
Mikhail Semin, Dylan Linde, and Taylor Paur are seated together on Table #83.
Table #85 features 2009 Main Event Champion Joe Cada, Manig Loeser, and Thomas Lutz.
On Table #89 the board read 
and Ari Engel bet 400. Luigi Knoppers called. The river completed the board with the and Engel continued with a bet of 650. Knoppers called again. Engel showed 
and Knoppers mucked his hand.
On Table #90, Vladimir Burstein just folded his hand on the 
board when his opponent bet 1,800 into a pot of around 1,400.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
7,600 | 7,600 |
|
7,600 | 7,600 |
|
7,600 | 7,600 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,400 | 7,400 |
|
7,400 | 7,400 |
|
7,400 | 7,400 |
|
7,400 | 7,400 |
|
7,400 | 7,400 |
|
6,600 | 6,600 |
|
6,000 | 6,000 |
|
6,000 | 6,000 |
Kenny Hallaert has just been eliminated after he ran his pocket kings into the pocket aces of his opponent.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminado |
All the money went in preflop and it was off to the races for Allen Kessler and Andy "Dr. Andy" Philachack.
Allen Kessler: 
Andy Philachack: 
"I never win these," said Kessler as the dealer laid out the community cards: 
.
It was a safe runout for Kessler, who took the pot. As the all-in player, Philachack hit the rail.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,950 | 1,450 |
|
Eliminado |
Nível: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Phil Hellmuth has joined the tournament. He is seated on Table #605 in the Miranda room, with Heidi May on his left. They are also joined by Muskan Sethi, who is to the left of May.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
9,700 | 2,200 |
|
7,500 | |
|
6,925 | -575 |
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
18,300 | 8,600 |
|
|
9,200 | 1,700 |
|
|
8,950 | |
|
|
8,600 | 1,100 |
|
8,450 | 950 |
|
|
4,325 | -3,175 |
Aylar Lie, Scott Stewart, and Mark Kroon are seated together at Table #2.
Just now at that table, the board read 
and there was about 4,000 in the middle already. Yosuke Takagi in mid-position had checked. Scott Stewart was sitting in the cutoff and bet 3,750. Takagi considered for a while but ended up folding.
A hand later, Stewart limped from the hijack and Mark Kroon raised to 650 in the big blind. Stewart called. When Kroon continued with a bet on the flop, Stewart folded immediately.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
14,000 | 14,000 |
|
12,000 | 12,000 |
|
6,500 | 6,500 |
|
6,000 | -1,500 |
|
4,500 | 4,500 |
|
3,500 | 3,500 |
|
Eliminado |
Though it is unclear what happened, bracelet winner and Academy Award nominee Jennifer Tilly has been eliminated from the tournament.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Eliminado |
