A middle position player checked to Don McDonald, who fired 2,500 on a board of 
. His opponent let out a sigh before folding.
McDonald is among the chipleaders with more than 26,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
The players are on their second 20-minute break of the day.
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
No more players will be allowed to register for the tournament, so we'll have final registration and payout numbers soon.
A short-stacked player was all in for 1,850 with 
against Bart Hanson's .
The board ran out 
bringing no help to Hanson, who is down to about 1,500.
The player UTG+1 and the cutoff both called the big blind of 300. Sandy Matza, on the button, moved all in for 1,950 and the player UTG+1 folded while the cutoff called.
The cutoff showed 
and Matza tabled 
.
Matza's kings held up when the board ran out 
.
Scott Rozansky, holding 
, found himself against two all in players with 
and 
on a board of 
. "Gimme a nine," he growled, and the dealer quickly obliged, turning over the 
. The 
on the river helped nobody, and Rozansky, who said he lost nearly all of his starting stack on one of the first hands, now ranks among the top stacks in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Keith Jeske, seated in the hijack, faced an all-in preflop bet of 3475 from early position.
Jeske called with 
, and the player from early position turned over 
.
The board came 
, giving him quad 9's and eliminating the player in early position.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
An early position player raised the pot to 600. Richie Whitmore, in middle position, put in his remaining 3,875. Whitmore's dominated his opponent's 
.
A flop of 
gave his opponent a set to take the lead. The turn and 
river gave Whitmore the winning hand and a much needed double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,750
8,750
|
8,750 |
