One Pot, Two Pots, Three Pots

Level - 13
Antes - 300
Blinds - 1,000/2,000
Entries - 164
Remaining - 55

Strap in folks, this gets complicated.

Chris Wallace opened to 5,000, Matt Berkey called, Seat 4 moved all in for 12,300 and Craig Varnell raised to 30,000. Wallace moved in for 25,000 total and Berkey called Varnell's bet of 30,000.

Seat 4 had the main pot, Wallace could win the main pot and the first side pot, while Berkey and Varnell had a third pot of 10,000 with live hands and chips behind.

The flop came Jc 6c 5c, both players checked and the turn came Kh. Berkey and Varnell checked again and the river came 8s. They checked through again and the cards were tabled.

Seat 4: Td Tc
Wallace: Ad Ks
Berkey: As Ts
Vanell: Ah Qc

Seat 4 was eliminated, Wallace took the first two pots and Varnell took the small third pot.

Craig Varnell - 165,000
Chris Wallace - 85,000
Matt Berkey - 80,000

-- Paul Oresteen

Final Break of the Day

Level - 12
Antes - 200
Blinds - 800/1,600
Entries - 164
Remaining - 62

The remaining players are on their final break of the day. They'll return to play three more levels and then bag and tag for the evening.

-- Paul Oresteen

A Taste of Tea Said to Call

Level - 12
Antes - 200
Blinds - 800/1,600
Entries - 164
Remaining - 67

Three players put in 3,500 in order to see the Qs Qh Td flop. Louis Laxineto checked, an unknown player checked and Katie Moorman checked. The turn came 6d, all three players checked and the river came 4d.

Laxineto bet 10,000, the unknown player folded and Moorman called after tasting her hot tea that was just delivered.

Laxineto showed Ah Qs for trips and Moorman mucked.

Katie Moorman - 115,000
Louis Laxineto - 170,000

-- Paul Oresteen

Justin Young Got Short, Eliminated

Level - 12
Antes - 200
Blinds - 800/1,600
Entries - 164
Remaining - 75

Justin Young was down to his last few chips and stuck them in holding 5h 3h and Jeffrey Colpitts called with Ah 7d. The board ran Kh 7c 5s Th 2s, Young's pair of fives wasn't good enough and Colpitts stacked him.

-- Paul Oresteen

The Tallest Towers

Level - 11
Antes - 200
Blinds - 600/1,200
Entries - 164

Peeking from the corners we found these stacks leading the field:

John Richards - 130,000
Brian Schaffer - 105,000
Louis Laxineto - 150,000
Katie Moorman - 80,000
Wayne Keller - 110,000
Terry Fleischer - 122,000
Thomas Wheeler - 120,000
Dylan Linde - 140,000
Craig Varnell - 180,000
Keiko Yoshimine - 115,000
Mike Williams - 98,000
Jeffrey Colpitts - 145,000

-- Paul Oresteen