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Instead of playing two levels before having a break, the players have requested a break after one level of play, which has been granted. That said, we'll see you again in ten minutes' time. We'll have chip counts coming for you shortly.
Sam Barnhart opened to 11,500 only to have James Anderson three-bet next to act to 26,500.
Barnhart made the call as the flop fell 
with Anderson's 25,000-chip continuation-bet check-called by Barnhart.
When the turn landed the 
, Barnhart checked and Anderson slid out a bet only to have Barnhart announce he was all in.
Anderson quickly mucked as the players headed on break.
Charles "Woody" Moore raised to 32,500 from the small blind after action folded around to him. Drazen Ilich was in the big blind and reraised all in for a little over 90,000 -- it looked to be 91,500 from our vantage point. Moore quickly called and revealed the 
. Ilich held the 
to be racing for his tournament life.
The flop came down 
and gave Moore the lead with a pair of kings. The turn produced the 
, but that wasn't the three Ilich was looking for. The rivered completed the board with the and finished the tournament for Ilich. He was eliminated in seventh place for $42,500, earning his second-largest live cash ever.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
Busted |
Charles Moore opened the pot with a raise to 11,000 only to have Jonathan Poche three-bet his button to 28,000.
Moore made the call before leading for 25,000 on the 
flop with Poche making the call as the 
landed on the turn.
Moore paused for slightly longer before tossing in a 25,000-chip bet which Poche again called as the 
completed the board.
Checking on this occasion, Moore was then faced with a 100,000-chip bet from Poche, which after a moment of deliberation, he called for his final 79,500 in chips.
"Aces!" announced Poche only to have Moore table his 
for a rivered full house to scoop the pot and move to over 300,000 while Poche slipped down to the half a million chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
525,000
-155,000
|
-155,000 |
|
|
310,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
Jonathan Poche limped in from the small blind and Josh Evans checked his option to see a 
flop fall.
Poche check-called 7,500 as the 
landed on the turn and both players tapped the table. The river of the 
was checked through as Poche tabled his to claim the pot.
Action folded around to the WSOP Circuit Caesars Las Vegas Casino Champion Adam Hui. He raised to 10,500. WSOP Circuit Harrah's New Orleans Main Event champion Jonathan Poche reraised from the big blind to 28,000. Hui called and the two went to a flop.
The flop came down 
and Poche fired 33,500. Hui tanked for quite some time and then raised to 67,000, the minimum he could raise. Poche wasted little time in moving all in and Hui quickly called with the 
. His two pair wasn't good though as Poche tabled the 
to have Hui in a world of hurt.
The turn and river both blanked off and Hui couldn't find miracle runner-runner. He was eliminated in eighth place for $35,000 while Poche increased his chip lead in a big way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
680,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
Busted |
Jonathan Poche entered his first pot of the day with a raise to 11,000 from middle position.
La Sengphet made the call from two seats over as a 
flop was dropped by the dealer. Poche contemplated for a few moments before cutting out a bet of 16,500 which was met by a call from Sengphet as the 
landed on the turn.
Poche continued his aggression with a bet of 33,500 which Sengphet swiftly called as the completed the board on the river. Poche checked, as did Sengphet who turned over her 
to force a fold from Poche.
As Sengphet raked in the pot to send her to 290,000, Poche took a dive to roughly 465,000 in chips.
Action folded around to James Anderson on the button. The WSOP Circuit Midwest Regional Champion raised to 11,500. Matthew Lawrence moved all in from the small blind for just under 70,000, having been knocked back thanks to an ace from space against Charles "Woody" Moore on the first hand of play. Action got back to Anderson and he quickly called to put Lawrence at risk.
Lawrence tabled the , but was behind the 
for Anderson. The flop came down 
and Lawrence began shaking hands with the table. His cheering section also began to pack up their stuff, but then the fell on the turn and gave him some life with a gutshot straight draw. It wasn't in the cards for Lawrence though as the fell on the river to keep Anderson's set of jacks as the winning hand.
Lawrence finished in ninth place for $30,000 and the field is down to eight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Josh Evans entered the pot from the cutoff with a raise to 11,500 only to have James Anderson three-bet to 28,000 from the big blind.
Evans paused for a moment before sliding out a stack of chips into the pot amounting to a four-bet of 66,500.
With Anderson now deliberating, he eventually decided to kick his cards to the muck as Evans moved to over 240,000 in chips.
Drazen Ilich opened the pot from late position with a raise to 11,500 and found a customer in Sam Barnhart from the big blind.
On a 
flop, Barnhart pushed out a bet which was enough to force a fold from Ilich.
