Event #68: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship

Louis Cohen limps in middle position and the player on the button limps in as well. Steven Jenkins completes his small blind and the player in the big blind checks his option to send four players to the flop.

Jenkins and the big blind check the     flop, with Cohen throwing out a bet of 800. The button and big blind bookend Jenkins' call with quick folds.

The   falls on the turn and Jenkins checks for a second time, with Cohen betting 1,500. Jenkins instantly moves all-in and Cohen quickly calls all infor less, as he's well covered with only 7,000 chips remaining in his stack.

Jenkins confidently turns over    but his flopped two pair is drawing thin, as Cohen holds    for a turned straight.

The   completes the board and locks up the double for the short stack, with the tournament floor coming over to break the table immediately after completion of the hand.

"Wish you came one hand earlier." Jenkins jokes, as he's left with just over 10,000. Bad timing for Jenkins, perfect timing for Cohen, who is now heading to a new table with just under 20,000 in his rack.

Louis Cohen - 19,000
Steven Jenkins - 11,000

The action folds around to the player on the button, who raises to 700. John Monnette calls from the big blind and the players go heads-up to a flop of    .

Monnette check-calls a continuation bet totaling 800 before the   comes on the turn.

This time, Monnette reaches for his chips and bets 1,200. His opponent thinks for a moment before mucking his hand.

John Monnette - 54,000

The flop is    . Jorryt van Hoof checks from middle position and the cutoff bets 1,400. Van Hoof calls.

The turn is the  . Both players check.

The river is the  . Van Hoof bets 7,700. His opponent calls.

Van Hoof tables   , giving him a pair of kings. His opponent mucks his cards.

Jorryt van Hoof - 110,000

On a flop of    , a player in early position bets 2,000 and James Calderaro calls on the button. The turn is the   and the early position player bets 4,500.

Calderaro calls and the river is the  . Both players check and Calderaro wins with his   , good for trip kings and the pot.

James Calderaro - 43,500

Shortly after the recommencement of play, Kelly Minkin raises to 725 from middle position, and three players call.

The flop comes down     and the big blind checks. Minkin bets 1,500. The hijack folds and then the button bumps it up to 4,200. Only Minkin calls, then the two players watch the   come on the turn.

Both players check their options before the   falls on the river. Minkin checks, prompting her opponent to reach for his chips and bet 7,100 . Minkin asks for count, then calls.

Minkin watches as her opponent tables    for eight-high before she then rolls over her    for two pair and the winning hand.

Kelly Minkin - 52,000

Tom Koral is all in for his last 1,850 against Garry Simms with    against Simms'   . "This is why you fold into the dinner break," says Koral before the flop comes.

The       board gives Koral a set and the double up.

Tom Koral - 4,100
Garry Simms - 10,400

The remaining players are heading on a 90-minute dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 8:15 p.m. (PDT).

With the dinner break upon us, more than half of Day 1A is in the bag, as just another two levels await players once they're fed, rested and ready to resume battle.

Level 3 began with Fabian Quoss and Kelly Minkin continuing their battle as Quoss made a wheel on the turn against Minkin. Andy Black would see his river bluff raise not get the resulted he intended as he dropped back to roughly starting stack.

Although Kevin Schaffel (pictured above) began the level as chip leader, he would soon have some tough competition as Brandon Steven surged into the six-figure club before Fedor Holz would join them when his aces eliminated a player and their pocket jacks.

Unfortunately, many players would also find themselves on the rail. Jon West and his top pair went down to Erik Cajelais' rivered two pair before Tony Cousineau fell to quads. Andrew Lichtenberger hit the rail after a rumored aces versus kings confrontation while Chris Klodnicki, Scott Ball, Jason Mo and Alex Fitzgerald (pictured below) all found themselves changing their dinner reservations.

As the last few seconds ticked down for the level, it would be Schaffel surging back ahead of Holz and Steven, but it would be Mel Wiener heading into dinner break as chip leader with 138,250. Schaffel (119,275), Krishnan Menon (115,700), Stephen Costello (113,300) are his closest rivals while Fabrice Soulier, Billy Kopp, Erik Seidel and Bryan Campanello will have some work to do once play resumes, as they are some of the short stacks still fighting it out.

On a     flop, Antonios Roungeris checks, Fabian Quoss bets 1,000, and Roungeris calls.

The turn is the   and Roungeris leads out for 2,150. Quoss quickly calls.

The river pairs the board, bringing the  . Roungeris bets 7,750. Quoss starts counting his chip stack and pulls out the 7,750 he needs to call. Quoss shifts back and forth in his chair uncomfortably talking to himself and pointing to the board while contemplating whether to call or not. After nearly three minutes, Quoss tosses his cards into the muck.

Antonios Roungeris - 33,000
Fabian Quoss - 34,600

An early position player raises it up, and tMaria Mayrinck, Joel Vazquez, and Christopher Brammer all call. The flop comes    , and it checks around to Vazquez, who quickly tosses out 2,000. Brammer is next to act in the small blind, and he cuts out a raise of 7,500. It folds back to Vazquez, who calls, and the   hits the turn. Brammer checks again, and Vazquez immediately fires 7,500. Brammer only thinks for about 20 seconds before releasing, and Vazquez smiles before tabling    for a flopped full house.

Joel Vazquez - 45,000
Christopher Brammer - 18,000