The players have stepped out for a 75-minute dinner break. There are currently 837 entries and approximately 547 players remain. Action is expected to continue upon return from the dinner break at 8:20 p.m. local time.
PokerStars is back in the United States – in New Jersey, as well as in the largest online poker network in the US after Michigan and Pennsylvania player pools were merged at the start of this year.
But now, PokerStars Live events on US soil look to be back on the cards according to a PokerNews interview with Managing Director of North America for PokerStars Severin Rasset.
Click here for the full interview to find out what Rasset had to say!
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
On a heads-up flop of 
, Gary Mamou had piled in four T-5,000 chips and then saw Vladimir Bozinovic move all-in for little more than that. The call by Mamou followed and the cards were flipped over.
Vladimir Bozinovic: 
Gary Mamou: 
With top pair and flush draw, Bozinovic was very much alive but couldn't connect with the 
turn or 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | |
|
Busted |
Jonathan Fhima check-called a bet of 2,200 by Ankit Ahuja on the 
turn and checked the 
on the river. Ahuja bet another 4,500 and Fhima called some 30 seconds later.
Ahuja tabled the 
for queen-high and a Fhima had that beat with the 
after which Ahuja tapped the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
43,000 |
The cards were on their backs on the 
river as Damien Gayer was spotted on his way out of the tournament area. His 
had flopped a set but the 
of Parham Ahoor turned a straight to knock out the Frenchman.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
Busted |
Romain Lewis raised to 1,600 from the cutoff and Andrew Lichtenberger called from the big blind. The flop was 
. Lichtenberger check-called when Lewis continued for 1,300 and the turn was 
. It was check again for Lichtenberger on the turn and he gave it up when Lewis bet 2,000.
Elsewhere at the table, Gaelle Baumann is holding steady with 32,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,500
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
||
|
32,000 | |
|
26,500
26,500
|
26,500 |
In an already loaded pot to the 
turn, Markkos Ladev bet 8,000 out of the small blind and was called by Corentin Ropert on the button. Ladev also bet the river for 15,000 only for Ropert to jam with the superior stack.
The fold by Ladev brought the stack of Ropert to nearly six figures.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
98,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
25,000 |
Fabrice Maltez raised to 1,800 from the cutoff and Hossein Ensan called from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and the flop was 
.
Both players checked the flop and came on the river. Ensan fired 2,400 and Maltez called.
The river was and Ensan leaned over to survey his opponent's stack. After confirmation of the amount, Ensan slid out a stack of blue T-5,000 chips and got a quick fold from Maltez.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,500
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
||
|
19,300
19,300
|
19,300 |
Sitting behind a large tower of chips, Rostyslav Sabishchenko bet the 
turn for 6,300 and then called a raise to 16,000 by Askar Bekbayev. The fell on the river and Sabishchenko checked. Bekbayev jammed for 24,200 and the current chip leader folded within ten seconds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
||
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
