With an already sizable pot having developed preflop, both Stephen Devlin and Daniel Makowsky checked a flop of , then George Abdallah pushed all in for his last 11,500. Both Devlin and Makowsky called, and they checked down the on the turn and the on the river.
Devlin showed , Makowsky mucked, and Abdallah showed to survive. Abdallah now has about 84,000.
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The announcer just reminded players that now that they have reached the money, no electronic devices of any kind are allowed at the tables.
"We will start issuing penalties," he explained, to anyone caught at the tables using any electronic devices -- whether or not they access the internet.
We pick up the action on a heads-up flop reading . Bjorn Verbakel is first, checking the action over to his opponent, Amnon Filippi. Filippi put out 10,000 chips, drawing a check-raise to 30,000 from Verbakel. Without too much delay, Filippi raised to 96,800.
The move sent Verbakel deep into the tank. "Will you show if I fold?" he asked.
Fillipi halfway appeased him: "I won't show all four cards, no." After another minute or two of careful consideration, Verbakel sent his cards back to the dealer face-down. Filippi told him to pick two cards, and Verbakel turned over the and from his opponent's hand.
After that exchange, Verbakel has slipped back to 106,000, while Filippi may have taken the overall chip lead with 210,000.
Cornel Cimpan raised to 5,000 from middle position, Jonas Entin called from late position, and Jared Ingles called as well from the small blind.
The flop came . Ingles checked, Cimpan bet 7,500, Entin called, and Ingles folded. The turn was the . Cimpan bet 20,000 this time, and Entin again called.
Both checked the on the river. Cimpan turned over , and Entin showed . Entin takes the pot, and now has about 102,000. Cimpan falls to 68,000.
Jan Sorensen opened the betting with a raise to 5,600 from middle position. Around the table to the button, George Boyce made the call, heads up to the flop.
It brought . Sorensen checked, and Boyce seized the opportunity to bet 12,000. Sorensen made the call, and the turn card came the . This time, Sorensen took the lead, firing 18,000 chips. That was good enough, as Boyce slipped his cards into the muck.
Boyce is now down to 62,000, while Sorensen has improved to 57,000.
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Eugene Bauerlein is the first money-maker in Event No. 10, having just been busted in 45th place. Bauerlein earns $5,074, just a little over twice the buy-in, as will the next eight players to be eliminated.
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Daniel Negreanu
During the break, Daniel Negreanu ran over to the Brasilia Room to play in Event No. 12, the $10,000 World Championship 8-Game Mixed Event, and had a nice start over there, quickly building a stack up over 46,500 (near the chip lead over there in the early going).
Kid Poker returns to a slightly below-average stack here in Event No. 10 here in the Amazon Room. He has about 64,500.
David Sklansky limped into the pot, and Jeff Littlefield put in a raise to 7,200 in late position. On the button, Luis Santoni moved all in for a total of 13,000. Sklansky ducked out, and Littlefield made the call to put Santoni's tournament life in jeopardy.
Showdown
Littlefield:
Santoni:
The board ran out , which was no fun at all for Santoni. Littlefield's kings up take down the pot, sending Luis Santoni out of the room as the last non-cashing bustout.
After losing three players in quick succession, the remaining 45 players have all snuck into the money, bypassing hand-for-hand play entirely.
On a flop of , Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi pushed all in for his last 5,000, and got two callers in Stephen Devlin and Ben Grundy. They both checked down the on the turn and the on the river. Mizrachi then turned over for a set of deuces, but Grundy had for a rivered set of eights.
, then George Abdallah pushed all in for his last 11,500. Both Devlin and Makowsky called, and they checked down the 
on the turn and the 
on the river.
, Makowsky mucked, and Abdallah showed 
to survive. Abdallah now has about 84,000.
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. Bjorn Verbakel is first, checking the action over to his opponent, Amnon Filippi. Filippi put out 10,000 chips, drawing a check-raise to 30,000 from Verbakel. Without too much delay, Filippi raised to 96,800.
and 
from his opponent's hand.
. Ingles checked, Cimpan bet 7,500, Entin called, and Ingles folded. The turn was the 
. Cimpan bet 20,000 this time, and Entin again called.
on the river. Cimpan turned over 
, and Entin showed 
. Entin takes the pot, and now has about 102,000. Cimpan falls to 68,000.
. Sorensen checked, and Boyce seized the opportunity to bet 12,000. Sorensen made the call, and the turn card came the 
. This time, Sorensen took the lead, firing 18,000 chips. That was good enough, as Boyce slipped his cards into the muck.
for a set of deuces, but Grundy had 
