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Saturday, June 26, 2010 3:08 PM Local Time
The eliminations are continuing to mount. Neil Channing, Sam Stein, Darus Suahrto and Kelly Kim are among those who have hit the rail.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 3:06 PM Local Time
We didn't catch the hand but the dealer was kind enough to fill us in. Neil Channing was all in with on a flop of against an opponent who held .
Channing was in good shape to double up when the turn came , but that suddenly changed when an ace hit the river. Channing was eliminated from the tournament on the hand.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 3:00 PM Local Time
From under the gun, Marc Convey moved all in for about 3,500 chips. The player next to speak insta-called.
Showdown
Convey:
Opponent:
Convey found an ace on the river which gave him a full double up. Convey is now up to 7,000 chips.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 2:59 PM Local Time
Chau Giang has been receiving a massage for a lengthy period of time now. With his muscles so relaxed and loose, we can't but wonder, "Why does Chau Giang remind us of E.T.?"
Saturday, June 26, 2010 2:57 PM Local Time
A player in middle position limped in, and went to see the flop with the blinds. The flop was and after the small blind checked, Antonio Esfandiari fired a 400-chip bet from the big.
The player in middle position moved all in, for an additional 400 chips. The small blind folded and Esfandiari called.
Showdown
Esfandiari:
Opponent:
The turn brought a to the table and the river card was a . Esfandiari knocked out his opponent and is now up to 25,000 chips.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 2:53 PM Local Time
The player in the hijack raised to 350 and the small blind made the call. Bernard Lee then shoved all in for 2,800 with .
The hijack thought about it and made the call with . The small blind got out of the way and Lee was racing for his tournament life.
The board ran out and Lee more than doubled to 6,500.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 2:51 PM Local Time
With the board spread Sorel Mizzi moved all in and was called.
Mizzi tabled and his opponent showed . The river card was a and Mizzi is out of the tournament.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 2:50 PM Local Time
In a recent hand Scott Montgomery raised to 400 from early position. Action folded around to the blinds who both released after a moment's hesitation.
Montgomery, the former November Niner who won last week's $1,000 tournament, is sitting with 5,800 and looking to defend his title.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 2:41 PM Local Time
We have only gotten through three and a half hours of play and already 659 players have busted from the tournament, leaving us with 1,100. That means we are losing an average of 3.13 players per minute up to this point.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 2:39 PM Local Time
When we arrived at the table Neil Channing was all in against one opponent. Channing tabled aces and his opponent tabled pocket nines.
The board gave a set of nines to Channing's opponent, and the Britt lost half of his stack. Channing is now down to 3,000 chips.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 2:27 PM Local Time
Chau Giang had his opponent in Seat 4 all in on a flop of . Seat 4 showed and was apparently on a bluff. Giang had him in bad shape with .
The on the turn gave Giang the pot and increased his stack to around 3,500. Seat 4 was officially eliminated when the was put out on the river for good measure.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 2:24 PM Local Time
We didn't catch the hand but Chris Ferguson has been eliminated from the tournament.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 2:23 PM Local Time
We've just spotted a few more familiar faces, Steven van Zadelhoff, Surinder Sunar, Matt Zoorob and Jeff Sarwer.
Sarwer is our current chip leader with 25,000 chips.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 2:19 PM Local Time
The tournament officials have announced that Day 1A started with 1,759 players. The tournament clock says 2,235, but that number includes any player that preregistered for Day 1B.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 1:57 PM Local Time
The internet here at the Rio has been up and down all afternoon. We've gotten word that the situation is being worked on, and we're working to get as many posts and chip counts up despite the issue. Thanks for your patience.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 1:45 PM Local Time
In a field already scarce with notables, some of the biggest names in the tournament have busted. Tom "durrrr" Dwan, Billy Baxter and Gavin Griffin have all hit the rail.
There have been a few new names that have popped up including Kelly Kim, JJ Liu, Chris Ferguson and Keith Sexton.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 1:42 PM Local Time
With 600 chips already in the pot the flop ran out . Leo Margets checked in the big blind, A player in middle position fired a 450-chip bet and another one in late position re-popped it to 1,200. Margets moved all in for an additional 625 chips, the initial raiser folded and the player in late position called.
Showdown
Margets:
Late Position:
The turn card was a and the river brought a to the felt, and Margets is out of the tournament.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 1:36 PM Local Time
As been his M.O. at the tables, Antonio Esfandiari has engaged his tablemates in a friendly game of "What Johnny Lodden Thinks." We're not sure what the most recent question was, or the stakes, but we witnessed the player in Seat 1 ask the dealer for a pen so he could write down his answer.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 1:03 PM Local Time
We're now on a 20-minute break.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 12:43 PM Local Time
When we arrived at the table the flop was reading and there were five players in the hand. They all checked.
The turn card was a and the small blind, Marc Convey, fired a 150-chip bet. One player in late position made the call. The river brought a to the felt and both players checked.
Convey tabled and his opponent showed pocket jacks. Convey slipped to 4,500 chips.