Matt Savage raised to 3,000 from early position. A player in middle position called and the small blind called. The big blind three-bet to 9,500. Savage made the call while the other two players folded.
The flop came down with Savage having position. The big blind moved all in, having over 100,000 in chips. He was effectively putting Savage all in for his 26,500. Savage made the call after tanking for a few minutes.
Savage held the for a pair and a gutshot while his opponent held the for two overcards.
The turn brought the and kept Savage in the lead. The river completed the board with the to give Savage a straight and win him the pot. He's now up to nearly 80,000 in chips.
We're not sure when the money got into the middle, but we are sure that Matt Graham is up to 220,000 after his stayed ahead of an opponent's on a board of .
Graham had his opponent well covered and there's now an empty chair at his table.
Michael Carroll got into a battle of the blinds with his neighbor to the left, and it didn't go so well. He bet 3,500 at an flop, and the big blind raised it to 8,300. Carroll flatted to see the turn, then checked the action to his opponent. The big blind bet 12,500, and after a minute, Carroll called, meaning he now had half of his stack in the middle. The river was the , and Carroll quickly checked. His opponent didn't notice, however, and sat silently for three or four minutes before someone pointed out that the action was on him. He embarrassedly checked behind and turned over . Carroll shook his head but didn't release his cards. And still didn't. And looked at them again and put them back down in front of him. Finally, with his opponent fearing a super slow roll, Carroll looked one more time and surrendered them to the muck. He is down to 19,500.
There was no loud announcement of "All in and call!" at Red 365, but that didn't change the fact that a player was all in for about 85,000. Paul Magriel was the man trying to take that player out and had the slightest edge with two red jacks against the other player's .
"Let's see if I can win one of these," that player said. Verdict: no. A board of gave Magriel the pot. He's up to 258,000.
Gabe Costner was heads up on a board with about 10,000 already in the middle. His opponent bet 4,500, and Costner called. The turn was the , and the first player checked. Costner overbet the pot, sliding out 35,000. His opponent called the substantial bet, then checked the river. The card put a possible flush out there to go with the straight, and Costner opted to check behind with for two pair. His opponent showed , but top pair was no good, and Costner jumped to 283,000.
Players are now taking their first 20-minute break of the day, stopping here halfway through Level 10 to do so. The big board is still showing we are down to 2,304 players total, although we've likely dipped below that figure as the number hasn't changed for a while.
Among those hitting the rail during the first two hours of play today were Scott Seiver, Matt Hawrilenko, Lex Veldhuis, Marc Naalden, Lacey Jones, Phil Laak, Maria Ho, and Sully Erna.
Meanwhile, we've seen the always tough Alexander Kostritsyn rocket to the top of the counts, hitting the 400,000-chip mark. Johnny Chan also continues to enjoy a spot among the leaders after having a very active, up-and-down couple of hours, and Vanessa Selbst has pushed up beyond 300,000 as well.
Smoke 'em if you got 'em. See you back here in 20 minutes.
As players were dispersing from the tables for a well-deserved 20-minute break, two players remained glued to their seats at the feature table, Vanessa Rousso facing a decision preflop that could potentially eliminate her neighbor who had moved all in for 26,800.
When I arrived, Rousso was going through all her options out loud, much like that advert where we we momentarily dip into the mind of Phil Ivey. After she had seemingly gone through every possible scenario, she turned to her opponent and asked, "What do you want me to do?"
At first, her foe remained statuesque under pressure, but eventually cracked and gave a reply: "I'll tell you after the hand."
"What, you'll tell me what you wish I'd done?" added a confused Rousso.
"She's dangerous when she removes her glasses," whispered another player who had hung around to check out the action.
In the end, Rousso opted for the fold, and complimented "good hand". She then probed like a psychiatrist as to the identity of his hole cards, and although there were no specifics, he did, at least, reveal that he had a "big pair", the news of which appeared to set Rousso's mind at ease. Of course, he could have been fibbing...
Rousso heads into the first break of the day with what appears to be around the 85,000 mark.
with Savage having position. The big blind moved all in, having over 100,000 in chips. He was effectively putting Savage all in for his 26,500. Savage made the call after tanking for a few minutes.
for a pair and a gutshot while his opponent held the 
for two overcards.
and kept Savage in the lead. The river completed the board with the 
to give Savage a straight and win him the pot. He's now up to nearly 80,000 in chips.![[user123189]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
stayed ahead of an opponent's 
on a board of 
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for a straight as his opponent shook his head in disgust as he revealed 
and Arias doubles up to around 100,000.
flop, and the big blind raised it to 8,300. Carroll flatted to see the 
turn, then checked the action to his opponent. The big blind bet 12,500, and after a minute, Carroll called, meaning he now had half of his stack in the middle. The river was the 
.
gave Magriel the pot. He's up to 258,000.
, but top pair was no good, and Costner jumped to 283,000.
was greeted by Johnson looking skywards in shock at the pot that had just played out.
