They've reached the end of Level 16 and the dinner bell has rung. The remaining 34 players have left for a one-hour break.

The action started with Craig Fishman opening to 6,000 from the cut-off, and was called by Dan Smith on the button. Marvin Rettenmaier then moved all in for 65,000 from the small blind, applying the pressure on the rest of his opponents. Vasile Buboi was on the big blind, and tanked for a few minutes before finally releasing his hand.

"I can't even remember what I had," joked Fishman, as he tossed his cards into the muck.

Smith made the call as both he and Rettenmaier tabled their cards.

Smith:
Rettenmaier:

"I got him! We got him," joked Rettenmaier, just as the dealer began to spread out the flop. The board ran out
, to see Rettermaier eliminated from the tournament.

"At least you have time to get a better scarf now," joked Smith.

"Watch that one go in the post," added Jonathan Aguiar, hinting towards the reporter railing the hand. "He (Smith) writes it for you," he added.

The hand sees Smith move up to 285,000 just before the break.

Dan Smith	285,000	119,000
Marvin Rettenmaier	0	-46,000

Benjamin Reinhart opened to 6,500 from the hijack, before Daniel Negreanu moved all in for his remaining 61,600 in chips. Reinhart made the call, as both players tabled their cards.

Negreanu:
Reinhart:

The board came down to see the PokerStars Team Pro eliminated from the tournament.

Benjamin Reinhart	165,000	4,200
Daniel Negreanu	0	-34,500

Jonathan Little just added still more to his chip-leading stack while claiming yet another victim, this time sending a short-stacked Amit Makhija to the rail as the dinner break approaches.

Little is hoping to improve on his career-best third-place finish in the 2010 WSOP $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout and earn his first bracelet.

Jonathan Little	855,000	45,000
Amit Makhija	0	-89,000

We saw Daniel Negreanu going through his familiar routine of talking through a hand, and we soon found out why as he was faced with a bet for most of his chips.

The action started before the flop, when Negreanu opened for an undetermined amount, and called a raise to 25,000 made by Nicolas Cardyn.

When the flop fell , Cardyn went for the power play and moved all in for his last 78,100. Negreanu began to calculate and contemplate, speaking to himself as he did so.

"You have the nine of spades and the nine of hearts..." he said, working through the various permutations to arrive at the correct conclusion. "That's exactly what you have isn't it?"

With Cardyn sitting perfectly still, Negreanu searched for a read to work with, but no clues were forthcoming from the impassive Frenchman.

Eventually, after counting out the chips he would be left with in the event his hand was no good, Negreanu announced "OK, I call," and moved a stack forward to signify his commitment.

When Cardyn rolled over the , Negreanu exclaimed "oh s--t!," before tabling his .

"Nice hand," he continued. "I thought you had two nines."

The turn () and river () brought no help to Negreanu, and with the misread most of his chips were shipped across the table.

Nicolas Cardyn	210,000	105,000
Daniel Negreanu	34,500	-152,500

John Miner (43rd), Leandro Vlastaris (44th), and Dan O'Brien (45th) are among the most recent eliminations. There are 42 players remaining, now gathered around seven tables.

John Miner	0	-245,000
Leandro Vlastaris	0	-25,800
Dan O'Brien	0	-52,000

The eliminations are coming quickly now that they've reached the money.

Eric Froehlich just met his tourney end after going all in on a couple of occasions but failing to survive the last attempt. Meanwhile another two-time WSOP bracelet winner, Brock Parker, was eliminated at nearly the same instance at the neighboring table.

In Parker's last hand he was all in for about 58,000 with against Max Steinberg's . The flop came to further Steinberg's lead, then the on the turn gave Parker slim hope to stick around. But the river was the , and Parker followed Froehlich to the rail.

Max Steinberg	505,000	110,000
Eric Froehlich	0	-76,000
Brock Parker	0	-134,000

Moments after hand for hand play ended with the bursting of the money bubble, we noticed Jonathan Little and Daniel Negreanu were getting lonely over at the far table, and a bit of investigation revealed the reason.

With Little adding an entire wing to his already massive chip castle, it became clear the Day 1 chip leader had notched yet another elimination.

We found out that one hand after eliminating Ryan Eriquezzo with against , Little engaged in a preflop raising war against an opponent holding .

After all of the chips were in the middle, Little found himself way behind with his , but an ace in the window gave him the unlikely advantage in the hand. Two blanks later, and a massive pot was being pushed his way.

Shortly thereafter, we saw a short stack move his last 38,200 in for an all-in move, and Little took time away from stacking his mountain of chips to make the call.

Little's put him in a race against the vulnerable player's , but with the rush Little was on, it was no surprise when the flop came . The turn () and river () changed nothing, and another pelt was added to Little's growing collection of fallen foes.

Jonathan Little

810,000

532,500

The hand started with Pim de Goede opening to 6,500 from the hijack, and getting called by Allen Bari in the blinds. The flop came down , and Bari checked, as de Goede threw out a continuation bet of 8,000. He was called, as the fell on the turn. Bari again check-called a bet of 21,000, as the completed the board. One final check from Bari saw de Goede move all in for 68,000 which was snap-called. De Goede tabled his and watched as Bari showed his .

"Oh, you have a flush? I didn't even see that," said a surprised de Goede, not noticing the third club on the river. "It doesn't matter; I would've made that bet regardless."

A few hands later, de Goede was seen exiting the tournament floor.

Allen Bari	195,000	5,000
Pim de Goede	0	-58,200

With all of the commotion occurring during hand for hand play, we missed Eric "E-Fro" Froehlich's recent double ups, but he kindly took to Twitter to inform his followers of his progress.

eric froehlich @efropoker

Found the double with TT > 34 and another with KK > 99. After a prolonged hand for hand it's in the money. I have about half average.June 19 2013

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After making the money, Froehlich will no doubt be hoping the doubles continue here on this second day of play.

Eric Froehlich

76,000

11,000

Shortly after the bubble bursting, Brian Rast found himself all in for his last 70,000 or so with and hoping the pocket pair would hold against Dan Smith's .

But the flop came to pair Smith's ace, and Rast said "Oh!" in response at the site of the cards. The turn was the and river the , and Rast is out with a min-cash.

Dan Smith	166,000	70,000
Brian Rast	0	0

Nicholas Augustino just became our bubble boy, and the bustout occurred after he was put to the test by Luke Staudenmaier.

We caught the action on the turn, with the board reading , and Augustino facing a bet of 19,600 by Staudenmaier. Augustino elected to call and peel one off, and the completed the board on the river.

Staudenmaier immediately moved all in to put Augustino at risk, and with a crowd developing around the table to witness this potentially bubble-bursting hand, he went into the tank for a minute or so to think through his options.

Eventually, Augustino elected to make the call, but his shoulders sagged when Staudenmaier coolly revealed the for a straight on the turn. Augustino could only offer a sincere "nice hand" before exiting the Amazon Room, while the remaining 54 players celebrated their good fortune.

Nicholas Augustino

0

-133,000

The crew is back to discuss all of the recent bracelet winners at the 2013 World Series of Poker, including Tom Schneider, Jason Duval, and Isaac Hagerling. They also talk with Jason Koon, who reached the semi-finals of the Mixed Max event and made the final table of a $1,000 buy-in event.

Ryan Eriquezzo just moved all in for his last 36,900 holding , and Jonathan Little made the call to put him at risk.

Before the hand could play out, however, they players were forced to wait until every other table had concluded their last deal, meaning Eriquezzo was forced to wait for five minutes with his tournament life hanging in the balance.

"This is the sickest sweat ever," he said, while Little told him that they were flipping. "Let's just get it over with."

Eventually, the tournament director authorized the dealer to do her thing, and after Little turned over his , she rolled out the flop.

Eriquezzo was in no mood to wait any longer.

"Faster please," he asked jokingly, while the dealer turned the . "Thank you!"

The on the river was meaningless, and Eriquezzo retook his seat one step closer to the cash.

They've played three hands' worth of hand-for-hand play without an elimination, and now a new level has begun. The last hand of Level 15 saw a lengthy one play out between Andy Hwang and Dan Smith. There was no threat of elimination, but it was tense nonetheless.

It began innocuously as a blind-vs.-blind confrontation with Hwang opening for 5,500 from the small blind and Smith calling from the big blind. Hwang would then lead with bets on all three post-flop streets. After the flop he bet 6,500 and Smith called. Then after the turn, Hwang bet 11,500 and Smith called again.

The river brought the and another bet from Hwang, this time for 16,500. Smith took several minutes, with the other tables all waiting on his decision along with Hwang. Finally Smith folded, and the bubble continues.

Andy Hwang	175,000	11,000
Dan Smith	106,000	-15,000

They're just one away from the money, and the remaining 55 players are now playing hand-for-hand until the next elimination.

With just a few eliminations separating T.J. Cloutier from his third cash in four WSOP events this summer, the living legend of poker showed that true pros are always gunning for first place. Unfortunately for Cloutier, a bold play ended in spectacular fashion, ending his tournament abruptly after he had cruised throughout much of the day.

The action began before the flop, when Cloutier opened for 4,200 from the small blind. Mike Sowers elected to defend his big blind with a three-bet, making it 12,000 to play.

Cloutier then snap-shoved for his remaining 150,000 or so chips, and Sowers responded with a snap-call, tabling the . Sheepishly turning over just , Cloutier had been caught with his hand in the cookie jar, and a final run out of left him with nothing but crumbs.

"How's that for A-B-C poker," opined Cloutier, still proud of his ability to go toe to toe with the online generation at the age of 73 years young.

After counting out the stacks, Cloutier told Sowers "I didn't think ya had that much," before making a hasty exit from the Amazon Room.

Mike Sowers	485,000	89,000
T.J. Cloutier	0	-165,000

Pratyush Buddiga opened to 5,000 from the hijack, before Erick Lindgren raised to 12,000 from the cut-off. The action folded back around to Buddiga, who thought for a moment, before re-raising to 31,000. Lindgren made the call, as both players saw the flop come down . Buddiga threw out a continuation bet of 37,500 which was called, before checking the on the turn. Lindgren then bet out 42,000 which was called as the completed the board. Buddiga checked, as Lindgren thought for a minute, before announcing all in, which had Buddiga covered.

Buddiga eventually made the call after deliberating over his decision, but was out the door, when Lindgren tabled his for a full house.

The massive pot see Lindgren rocket to 550,000 in chips, as Buddiga heads to the rail, two short of the money.

Erick Lindgren	550,000	275,000
Pratyush Buddiga	0	-200,000

"I thought you wouldn't have it one of these times."

So said Dan O'Brien post-hand after losing a significant pot to John Miner just now. We only arrived for the counting down and redistribution of chips, but the cards showed Miner to have had , O'Brien , and the board to read . Miner's set of treys was best, and he enjoyed a big double as a result.

O'Brien provided a bit more detail in a tweet afterwards:

Dan O'Brien @DanOBrienPoker

Just lost a monster pot when my gorilla bubble tactics ran into a set. Missed my straight draw to win a pile. Short now on the bubble #WSOPJune 19 2013

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John Miner	175,000	89,500
Dan O'Brien	45,000	-75,000