Tryba Doubles First Hand, Mercier Sent Packing By Paredes, Cab Driver Gets Lost
Tryba Doubles Through Shorr – 1:05 PM
Chris Tryba got off to a good start today, doubling with 
against Shannon Shorr’s 
. The board ran out 
and Tryba doubled to about 35,000. Shorr slipped to 113,000
Chainsaw Cut Down - 1:14 PM
All in preflop, Allen Kessler ran 
into James Gladwell's 
. Both a king and an ace hit the flop and Kessler could not find the last king in the deck, eliminated early in Level 11.
Pesek Plucked from the Field - 1:15 PM
From under the gun, Alan Cutler raised to 2,700. Michael Pesek called all in from the cutoff seat and then Daniel Thomas called the raise from the small blind. Nenad Medic was in the big blind and also called.
The flop came down 
and all three of the remaining active players checked. The turn brought the 
and Thomas checked. Medic fired 4,000 and Cutler folded. Thomas also folded and Medic won the small side pot before the hands were revealed.
Pesek: 
Medic: 
The river completed the board with the and Pesek was sent out the door.
Trip Jacks for Selbst - 1:22 PM
We caught up with the action on the turn in a hand between Vanessa Selbst and Scott Bohlman. Action had been checked to Selbst and she bet out 4,200. Bohlman thought for a bit and then made the call.
The final board card was the and Bohlman checked again. Selbst took her time and then dropped a bet of 8,300 into the middle. Bohlman mulled over his decision for a bit and then finally made the call. Selbst turned up the 
for trip jacks and Bohlman mucked.
Smith Raised Out - 1:25 PM
On the flop of 
, Full Tilt Red Pro Justin "BoostedJ" Smith fired out a bet of 8,500. His opponent was Salim Namat and he asked if Smith had him covered. Smith did in fact have Namat covered, but that didn't deter Namat from raising to 20,000. Smith mucked his hand immediately and dropped to 60,000 in chips.
Smith Takes One Out – 1:30 PM
Marc Emond moved all in from middle position for 7,600 and Chad Batista called from the cutoff. Justin Smith raised to about 24,000 from the small blind, successfully isolating the pot.
Smith:
Emond: 
The board ran out 
and Emond’s day was done. Smith is back around to his starting stack of the day with 75,000.
Mercier Eliminated By Paredes - 1:35 PM
David Paredes raised to 2,400 before Jason Mercier reraised to 6,700. When action folded back over to Paredes, he made the call. The two of them saw the flop come down 
and Paredes checked to Mercier, who fired 7,300. Paredes wanted to play for more and check-raised to 17,500. Mercier thought about it for a bit and then made the call.
The turn brought the and Paredes took another look at his hand. He then put out a bet worth 19,700. Mercier thought for some time and then made the call, having about 34,000 left after he called.
The river card completed the board with the 
. Paredes slid out a bunch of chips for a bet of 60,000. That was enough to put Mercier all in and after a bit of time in the tank, Mercier made the call. Paredes tabled the 
for a set of threes and Mercier mucked his hand. The rule is that all hands that have an all-in showdown must be shown so the dealer turned up Mercier's 
to show he had only a pair of aces when he made the call for his entire stack. Paredes scooped the pot and saw himself shoot up to just about the 200,000-chip mark.
We've covered Paredes a bunch of times now around the tournament circuit. The big splash he made was at the NAPT Venetian Main Event in Las Vegas back in February of 2010. He final tabled the event and finished in fifth place for nearly $185,000. Some of his other career highlights are finishes in the money in the 2007 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event, the 2009 L.A. Poker Classic, the 2010 EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo and the 2010 Bellagio Cup IV.
Paredes graduated from Harvard and NYU before working for a hedge fund company in New York where he is from. After moving to Boston with his girlfriend, Paredes transitioned to cash games in order to make his money. He doesn't do too bad in tournaments though, as you can see from the career highlights just listed. He has nearly $300,000 in career tournament winnings.
Brown Chipping Up – 1:41 PM
Chad Brown eliminated Kevin Manley after a flop . Manley shoved with 
and Brown looked him up with , holding up through the turn card and river card to up his stack to about 173,000.
Richey Arrives Late - 1:45 PM
Brett Richey came jogging into the tournament about 45 minutes late, but it wasn't his fault. The cab driver who was supposed to get him here drove 30 minutes in the wrong direction after claiming to know where he was going. After back tracking and eventually finding the right way, the cab ride took about two hours to finally get here.
Eliminations From Level 11
Steve O'Dwyer
Elijah Berg
Marc Emond
Keith Crowder
Scott Bohlman
Jason Mercier
Allen Kessler
Kathy Liebert
Nick Binger
Kevin Manley
Chun Li
Anthony Marsico
Todd Hovenden
Donny Carlton
Daniel Pyszynski
Michael Pesek
Ian Wiley
There are fewer than 100 players remaining and the rest of the levels will be 75 minutes.