Joe Hachem checked the turn of a 
board and his opponent bet 1,000. There was about 2,000 in the pot and Hachem check-raised to 3,300. His opponent gave it some thought before releasing his cards to the muck.
Shots, of course! Over on Table 600 in the Miranda Room, the player in Seat 2 asked who was interested in doing shots. Remarkably enough, several players at the table agreed.
Liv Boeree, though, politely declined.
"You don't owe me an explanation," the instigator said. "No peer pressure."
"Niall!" Boeree shouted to Niall Farrell one table over. "They're doing shots here. You're at the wrong table!"
"Ow, damn!" Farrell exclaimed with a grin that gave away that he's no stranger to doing shots.
"You want one?" the two-seat asked Farrell. But Farrell too declined, saying he didn't want to be the only one on his table doing it. With the likes of Stuart Rutter, Nacho Barbero, and Melanie Weisner at his table, there's always the possibility it might happen later on. The last level of the day is a more common level for a drink than the second, though.
With three players each paying 1,100 on the 
flop, action got to the 
turn with Greg Raymer in position. Both players checked to the 2004 Main Event champion, who bet 2,200. One player folded and Larry Lipman called.
The river was the 
and both players checked. Lipman showed 
for two pair, but Raymer tabled 
for a higher two pair to move up to 65,000.
Jordan Young was in late position and called a raise of 700 from a player in early position. The blinds also called and the flop came 
. The action was checked to the preflop raiser who bet 2,500 and Young was the only one to call.
The turn brought the 
and Young called a bet of 5,000. The river landed the 
, and again Young called a bet of 5,000. His opponent tabled 
and Young wasn't able to beat the overpair.
The board at the turn read 
and Kelly Winterhalter in the big blind led out for 800 and got a call from her opponent.
The river card was the 
and Winterhalter led again for 1,900. Her opponent raised to 5,025 and Winterhalter called.
Her opponent had 
for a rivered straight to the nine but Winterhalter had 
for the flopped straight to the ten.
We found Luc Greenwood on the button and staring at a bet of 2,000, just under the size of the pot, from a middle-position opponent. The board read 
, and Greenwood put in a call after thinking about a minute. On the 
river, Greenwood snap-called another bet of 4,200.
The middle player tabled 
for top pair, but Greenwood had 
and swept up the pot.
Dan Colman just arrived in the Miranda room, walking up to the late registrants table in the corner to receive his crisp 50,000 in chips. Two other familiar faces, German superstar Ole Schemion and British bracelet winner Liv Boeree, are also seated, though they have been here a bit longer already.
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