Seven-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Billy Baxter raised to 1,800 from early position and received a call from Yin Sun in middle position. When action reached the big blind, he put in a three-bet to 3,800, which prompted Baxter to move all in for 28,000.

Sun quickly got out of the way, while the big blind toiled a bit before doing the same.

Billy Baxter

32,000

4,000

While most poker players complain about staying entertained at the tables, Isaac Haxton reveals there is always something to see.

Hasan Habib, who placed 14th in the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event and fourth in 2000, raised to 1,800 from middle position and was three-bet to 4,100 by Michael Wolf on the button. The blinds got out of the way, Habib made the call, and the flop came down .

Habib proceeded to check-call a bet of 4,400 before both players checked the turn. When the appeared on the river, Habib checked and Wolf fired out 9,900. Habib thought long and hard before making the call, only to muck when Wolf rolled over .

Michael Wolf	123,000
Hasan Habib	60,000	-15,000

Robert Kelepouris started the day with around 60,000 in chips, but has since seen that stack rise to almost 200,000. Most of those chips came courtesy of Daniel Strelitz and we were there to see how it all went down.

When we arrived at the table, the under the gun player had raised it up to 2,500 and five players had made the call until it was on Strelitz in the small blind. He raised it up to 9,200 and only Kelepuris would call the raise.

On the flop, Sterlitz led for 6,500 and Kelepuris raised it up to 13,100. Sterlitz made the call and an hit the turn. This time Sterlitz would check and then call when Kelepuris bet 16,500. The completed the board on the river, where Sterlitz checked and Kelepuris bet 24,500.

"Why so small?" Sterlitz said, more talking to himself than actually asking Kelepuris. Eventually Sterlitz made the call, at which point Kelepuris turned over for a flopped set - enough to sent Sterlitz's cards into the muck. Sterlitz informed the table that he was hoping someone would shove preflop, because he held pocket kings.

Robert Kelepouris	190,000	125,000
Daniel Strelitz	160,000	-40,000

Steve Burkholder and an opponent were heads up with the board reading . Burkholder checked, his opponent tossed out 3,200, and Burkholder check-raised to 6,700. His opponent tanked for the better part of two minutes, then re-raised to 17,000. Burkholder called.

The turn was the , both players checked, and the completed the board. Burkholder led for just 14,000, and his opponent tank-folded.

The under the gun player raised it up to around 1,800 and Vanessa Selbst in middle position was the only one willing to see the flop as the rest of the table folded.

The flop came and the under the gun player checked. Selbst lead out the attack then by betting 2,500. A call was made and both players were allowed to see the turn.

The on fourth-street saw a repeat of action with the under the gun player check-calling a bet from Selbst, this time for 5,300. The dealer then placed on last card on the felt and it was the . The under the gun player stopped his streak of checks and bet out 12,000. Action was then on Selbst who seemed visible bemused by the bet. After two minutes or so of measuring out chips and eye balling the pot Selbst made the call.

The under the gun player flipped over for two pair, kings and queens. Selbst mucked her cards and forfeited the pot.

Vanessa Selbst

146,000

25,000

When we walked by Table 95 here in the Pavilion, we saw that Gaelle Baumann was holding onto a monster stack. We also saw her in a hand where the flop was . She called her opponents all in of about 13,000, and showed for top pair. She was miles ahead of her opponent, who showed a stone cold bluff of . The turn sealed things, coming the , and the river was the .

After she finished stacking her chips, we estimated that she's sitting on about 280,000, which leads the way for the women left in the field. Baumann is fresh off a 15th place showing in this year's ladies event, and she looks to be continuing that momentum through to today!

Gaelle Baumann

280,000

112,000

Eric Baldwin was in the big blind when he looked down at - not bad. Even better, a late position player shoved all in for around 11,000. Needless to say, once the action was folded to Baldwin, he made the call. His opponent held and it was looking like Baldwin would send the player to the rail.

The board gave Baldwin a sweat, but his aces stayed in front and Baldwin raked in the pot.

Eric Baldwin

112,000

19,000

It's getting a little heated over at Table 420 in the Amazon Room. Our former chip leader, William John, and current chip leader Mark Demirdjian just got involved in a pot that resulted in Demirdjian calling the clock and the two players getting into a verbal battle.

Demirdjian raised to 1,600 from early position. John called from the button and the big blind called as well. On the flop, the big blind checked over to Demirdjian, who bet 3,400. John called and the big blind folded. The turn was the and Demirdjian led out for 8,100. John went into the tank.

After re-checking his cards four times in a span of about three minutes, John was still considering his options when Demirdjian called the clock. John wasn't happy; he flicked his hand into muck and asked Demirdjian why he called the clock so soon.

"That's what happens when you take five minutes for every decision," Demirdjian blurted at John. The two players exchanged a few more words before moving on to the next hand.

John is down to around 35,000 chips. That's roughly 13 percent of what he started the day with.

Mark Demirdjian	360,000	13,000
William John	35,000	-6,000

We saw the ESPN cameras swarming and made our way over to see five-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Allen Cunningham all in with the laid out in front of him. It appeared he had gotten all in preflop, though we're not sure as the board was already out.

Unfortunately for Cunningham, Eric Kurtzman had out in front of him for the win. Cunningham made a silent exit from the tournament floor, no doubt disheartened he won't be making a deep run as he did in 2006 when he finished in fourth place.

Eric Kurtzman	270,000
Allen Cunningham	0	-20,000

Tables are slowly being broken and players scattered around the Rio as the day wears on. There are about 24 tables left in the Pavilion and that number continues to dwindle. Recently we caught up with Barry Greenstein as he was shaking hands with an opponent he had just knocked out. Apparently Greenstein had gotten his opponent all in and at risk with , his opponent held . The board ran out giving Greenstein the straight and the knock-out blow.

Apparently this was Greenstein's second hand of knocking out a shorty, he recently just tweeted this.

barrygreenstein Barry Greenstein Busted two shortstacks in aipf pots. KcQc > 99 flopping a King,and Js10s > Kc10c turning a straight. Back over average with 75k. #wsop61 July 10 2012

A string of tables away sits David Pham who was also getting involved in a pot. A player in early position raised it up to 1,800 and Pham three-bet to 3,800. The rest of the table folded and the early position player made the call.

The flop came prompting both players to check. The on the turn saw a repeat of actions with two more pats of the felt for passes. The on the river though saw the early positioned player bet out 3,600. Pham begrudgingly made the call, and was shown for two pair aces and nines. Pham couldn't beat it and he deposited his cards in the muck.

Pham now sits around 96,000.

David Pham	96,000	18,000
Barry Greenstein	68,000	23,000

Ye Wang, who began the day with over 120,000 chips, has been eliminated from the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event.

Wang was all in for his last 40,000 or so with on a board of . Marco Traniello had him drawing dead holding , and a meaningless completed the board.

Traniello is up to 90,000 chips, while Wang is gone.

Marco Traniello	90,000	47,000
Ye Wang	0

Jay Rosenkrantz opened from the cutoff for 2,000 and Michael Gaglioni made it 4,000 from the small blind. Rosenkrantz re-raised to 13,000, Gaglioni shoved and Rosenkrantz called.

Rosenkrantz:
Gaglioni:

The board ran and Rosenkrantz was left with under 4,000 after the hand.

Jay Rosenkrantz

3,900

-48,100

The cards are back in the air here in the Brasilia Room (they've been in the air for a few minutes over in the Amazon Room), and we'll play one more 120-minute level then take a 90-minute dinner break.

Here's a look at some notables from the Amazon Room.

Mark Demirdjian	347,000	-58,000
Brian Meinders	167,500	17,500
Andy Black	126,000	5,000
Leo Wolpert	108,000	-20,300
Jon Eaton	106,000
Eric Baldwin	93,000	-2,000
Wendeen Eolis	74,000	24,000
Scott Dorin	73,000
Mandy Baker	67,000
Kevin Pollak	56,500	-9,500
Toby Lewis	51,000	-7,000
Cary Katz	51,000	-19,000
Pratyush Buddiga	49,000
Pius Heinz	46,500	-5,000
William John	41,000	-19,000
Jackie Glazier	36,500	-21,500
Isaac Haxton	13,000	-46,200

Trying to get an interview with Phil Ivey may be even more difficult than trying to photograph the Loch Ness Monster. The World Series of Poker Media Director Nolan Dalla has outdone himself once again by being able to grab a recent interview with Ivey and you can check it out on WSOP.com.

The players are on their second break of the day. This one is thirty minutes rather than twenty minutes - the floor has to color up all of the green T25 chips, making this one of the biggest color-ups of the year.