With the board reading and about 25,000 in the middle, Barbara Martinez bet out 18,000 and Adam Schoenfeld moved all in for 65,300. Two players folded behind and the action was back on Martinez who tanked for over five minutes before asking for a count.
The dealer cut out Schoenfeld's stack and informed her that it would be 41,300 more to call. She tanked for a little longer, but eventually released her hand.
Schoenfeld chose not to show and after stacking his newfound chips, his stack looks something like 120,000.
We think David Assouline raised in late position - either way, when we arrived the gentleman in the small blind had reraised to 34,000. Assouline shoved for another 234,000 and after some time, his opponent folded face up.
By the by, as our reporter was writing down Assouline's new count after that - 330,000 - Assouline peered over at his notepad. "Really?" he said, "I don't think I have that much." Assouline counted out his stack, and was greatly surprised to discover that his stack did indeed amount to 330,000. Go, our reporter!
Vanessa Selbst and Mathieu Sauriol have tangled in a number of pots so far today, and we caught them going at it again. There was about 30,000 in the pot and a turned board showing when we walked up, and action was on Selbst. She led out with a bet of 8,500, and Sauriol called from the button.
The river came the , and Selbst fired again -- 18,000 this time. Sauriol wanted to play for more, though, and he raised to 46,000 straight. With a heavy sigh, Selbst stuck the calling chips into the pot. Sauriol tabled for the nuts, and Selbst quietly mucked.
She's won most of the pots she's played against Sauriol today but not the latest one; Selbst is back to 272,000 now.
Josh Brikis raised from early-middle position to 8,000. He was called by the player in the big blind and the two saw a flop of . The big blind checked and Brikis checked behind.
The turn brought the and the big blind fired 12,200. Brikis made the call to see the fall on the river.
Brikis fired 40,000 after his opponent checked. The player tanked for some time before making the call. Brikis rolled over the and his opponent mucked. Brikis is now back up to 555,000.
Dave "El Blondie" Colclough opened for a raise and the big blind made the call. The flop came down and the action was checked over to Colclough, who bet 12,000. The big blind min-raised to 24,000 and Colclough set him all-in. He made the call for 61,600 total.
Colclough turned over for top pair while the big blind tabled for an open-ended straight draw. The on the turn was a good card for Colclough, but the on the river was a disaster. The big blind made a seven-high straight and Colclough was forced to surrender all but 37,000 of his chips.
A few hands later, Colclough got the rest of his chips in before the flop, holding in the big blind against the small blind's . Foul luck, however intervened again, as his opponent flopped a king and turned trips, sending the Englishman to the rail.
Only at the World Series of Poker do you get to celebrate making the final room, but that's the milestone that the current field has reached as the final table broke from the Pavillion Room. Next objective: beat the bubble.
The 2010 World Series of Poker is over for Rob Perelman. He moved all in for 41,600 after an early-position player opened for 6,400. That player called with pocket queens. Perelman showed down Big Slick, . Perelman's opponent flopped a set of queens, , and when the turn blanked Perelman was drawing dead.
We wish we'd seen more of the context of this hand, but here's what we got:
There was a board of spread out and about 200,000 in the pot. Jeremy Cate moved all in for 123,000, and that send Marlon Shirley deep into the think tank. "Dude..." he said rhetorically, confounded by the shove. Eventually, he open-mucked his .
Cate showed, whether Shirley wanted to see it or not: .
"God. You're sick!" Shirley said.
"I think I'm a sociopath," Cates said. "Im pretty sure."
Shirley's only response was, "Wow. Wow, wow, wow." He's down to 220,000 now after a good start to his day.
A brief raising war between Humberto "The Shark" Brenes and the gentleman to his immediate left resulted in said gentleman moving all in to cover Brenes.
The Costa Rican thought about it for some time, assessing the 60,000 he'd be left with if he folded, a dejected expression on his face. Eventually he did make the fold, and didn't look any happier about it after the event.
As expected, Johnny Lodden has been playing multiple pots during these opening levels, and recently three-bet an early open of 6,300 to 15,000 in the small blind. After the big tank-folded, the initial raiser made the call.
On the flop, Lodden continuation bet 17,750, but immediately folded after his opponent deep reached for a stack of orange chips. Despite this setback, Lodden is still in the upper echelons of the chip count page with 600,000.
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and about 25,000 in the middle, Barbara Martinez bet out 18,000 and Adam Schoenfeld moved all in for 65,300. Two players folded behind and the action was back on Martinez who tanked for over five minutes before asking for a count.
face up.
when we walked up, and action was on Selbst. She led out with a bet of 8,500, and Sauriol called from the button.
for the nuts, and Selbst quietly mucked.
and the big blind fired 12,200. Brikis made the call to see the 
fall on the river.
and the action was checked over to Colclough, who bet 12,000. The big blind min-raised to 24,000 and Colclough set him all-in. He made the call for 61,600 total.
for an open-ended straight draw. The 
on the turn was a good card for Colclough, but the 
on the river was a disaster. The big blind made a seven-high straight and Colclough was forced to surrender all but 37,000 of his chips.
. Perelman's opponent flopped a set of queens, 
, and when the turn blanked Perelman was drawing dead.
spread out and about 200,000 in the pot. Jeremy Cate moved all in for 123,000, and that send Marlon Shirley deep into the think tank. "Dude..." he said rhetorically, confounded by the shove. Eventually, he open-mucked his 
flop, Lodden continuation bet 17,750, but immediately folded after his opponent deep reached for a stack of orange chips. Despite this setback, Lodden is still in the upper echelons of the chip count page with 600,000.