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A new leader has emerged here in Level 8. Mark Roberts is sitting behind a stack of about 155,000 and is getting involved in nearly every pot we've seen at Table 12.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Players are currently on a 15-minute break. The green T25 chips are also being colored up and raced off during this period.
A short-stacked player moved all in before the flop for his last 2,850 and found calls from Art Demmerley in the small blind and the player in the big blind. The flop was filled with hearts as it fell 
and Demmerley checked. The big blind check it back and a fourth heart came on the turn with the 
. Two more checks prompted the dealer to complete the board with the 
.
The all in player tabled 
for king-high and was guaranteed to be eliminated in when the big blind showed 
for ace-high.
Demmerley tabled 
for tens and nines and was able to scoop up the pot. Winning this hand boosts Demmerley's stack up to right around 70,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
25,500
|
25,500 |
We caught up with Don Fisher, Leon Halat and another player staring at a board of 
with more than 30,000 already in the pot. The player in Seat 5 checked, Fisher moved all in for his last 2,500, and Halat put in a raise worth 12,000, not realizing that Fisher had already bet. The other player folded after thinking for a minute, and the hands were revealed.
Fisher was shocked to see that his 
was the best hand as Halat showed 
. Fisher is back to 35,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
35,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
A player opened the pot with a raise to 1,100 and action folded to the player on the button who made it 3,000 to go. Andrew Spears looked down at his cards in the small blind and cut out a four-bet to 6,200. The player on the button announced a five-bet all in with little hesitation. The bet was for what looked to be 22,025 total and action folded back around to Spears.
Spears mulled over the decision for a moment before flicking his cards into the muck. After this hit, Spears is sitting around 49,500 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,500
-8,500
|
-8,500 |
Travell Thomas is on his way to the cage to re-enter after sending all of his chips over to Howard Kitchie. Thomas raised to 1,000 from early position and Johannes Mueller (middle position) and Kitchie (cutoff) called. On the 
flop, Thomas led out for 1,500 and only Kitchie came along. The 
hit the turn and Thomas bet 2,550. Kitchie quickly raised to 9,000, and Thomas went into the tank.
"What you trying to catch," asked Thomas, to which Kitchie responded, "a cold." The light banter ended there, and Thomas thought for a moment before deciding to commit his last 24,000 or so. Kitchie snap-called.
Thomas: 
Kitchie:
Thomas needed to drill a two-outer on the river to overcome Kitchie's flopped set, but the 
sent his stack over to Kitchie, who is now among the leaders.
"I had an overpair! If I couldn't rebuy I would have folded," said Thomas as he got up from his seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
Busted |
Just as she promised, Carm De Ciantis has fired a third bullet into this event. She just took her seat across from Hoss Colao at Table 12 — her third different table of the day.
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
