Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:40 PM Local Time
Ashley Mason raised in early position and a middle position player moved all in for a little under 9,000. Mason made the call and the players showed their hands.
Mason:
Opponent:
The board ran out and Mason's opponent thought he won the pot with a straight. However Mason pointed out that he held two hearts in his hand and with the three on the board, that gave him the nut flush which was good to knockout the player.
| Ashley Mason | 234,000 | 9,000  |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:39 PM Local Time
We walked by Ben Lamb's table, and noticed that he was going for his 32nd bounty of the tournament. Ok not that many but it seems like every time we look over he's collecting chips. Lamb and his short stacked opponent got all the chips in preflop, and it was your classic race.
Lamb:
Opponent:
The flop was a great one for Lamb, coming . The turn was also low, coming the , and the river gave Lamb an unnecessary straight, coming the . Lamb, who started the day as the biggest stack in the room, is back on top where he belongs, sporting a stack of 365,000.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:37 PM Local Time
We were in the media tower when we saw a commotion over on Table 370. We hustled over, and upon arrival we saw this:
Board:
Ryan Olisar: - 200,000 chips
Phil Laak: Mucked - 0 chips
Laak was giving an exit interview while paying his masseuse and collecting his things, and wished his table good luck before exiting the Amazon Room for his last time at the 2011 World Series of Poker. We asked Olisar what Laak had after the hand, and he told us pocket threes.
Set over set...ouch.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:37 PM Local Time
There was about 10,000 in the middle and the board read when Lance Steinberg bet 7,500 from middle position. His lone opponent in the cutoff seat called the bet.
The river brought the and a quick bet of 11,000 from Steinberg. His opponent took about a half-minute this time, then called. Steinberg quickly flipped over his hand -- for a six-high straight -- and his opponent nodded disappointingly before showng his .
Steinberg is up to 238,000 now.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:35 PM Local Time
Josh Tieman and his opponent were in the middle of a large pot when we got the table. With the board reading , and about 40,000 in the pot, Tieman's opponent checked, and he bet out 32,000. His opponent thought for only about 20 seconds and decided to throw in the call. Tieman showed for jacks full, and his opponent mucked. Tieman is on the rise, as he is now up to around 165,000.
| Joshua Tieman | 165,000 | 106,650 |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:33 PM Local Time
We only made our way to the table with the full board already out and what looked like at least 60,000 in the pot. The action was on the small blind who took a bit of time before he plopped down a large pile of orange T5000 chips that was around 70,000. Leif Force who was in middle position quietly slid his remaining 47,000 total in and the small blind turned over for the second nut flush. Force revealed however for the nut flush which was good to double him up.
| Leif Force | 175,000 | 100,000 |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:33 PM Local Time
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:29 PM Local Time
We don't have any specifics, but the seat formerly occupied by Chau Giang now has a new player in it. We know Giang was short stacked for quite some time, so it makes sense that he has met his end. We feel confident in saying that Giang has been eliminated from the 2011 WSOP Main Event.
| Chau Giang | 0 | -37,000  |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:28 PM Local Time
It folded to 2010 November Niner Joseph Cheong in the hijack seat, and as Cheong often does when folded to in the hijack seat, he raised -- this time to 2,300. The cutoff called, as did the big blind.
The flop came . The big blind checked, and Cheong continued with a bet of 3,100. The cutoff quickly called, and the third player stepped aside. The turn brought the , and both players checked.
The river was the . Cheong bet 6,600, and his opponent didn't waste much time before calling. Cheong quickly opened his hand -- for top pair, top kicker -- and his opponent mucked.
Cheong has about 128,000.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:25 PM Local Time
When we reached Table 359, the flop and turn had been dealt . Jeffrey Lisandro checked, Peter Morris fired 7,600, and Lisandro check-raised Morris all in for around 40,000.
Morris tanked for the better part of five minutes, allowing the ESPN camera crew and a crowd of onlookers to migrate to the table. Finally, Morris sweat his cards one last time and mucked them.
"We probably had the same hand," Lisandro told him.
"Well, I didn't have ace-queen beat," Morris responded.
Lisandro shot him a look. "There's no point in thinking then."
| - | 72,000 | 2,000 |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:24 PM Local Time
| Sam Stein | 140,000 | 30,000 |
| Garry Gates | 140,000 | -20,000 |
| Peter Jetten | 125,000 | 27,650 |
| Raymond Dolan | 100,000 | -15,000 |
| Allen Cunningham | 88,500 | 38,500 |
| - | 82,000 | 27,850 |
| - | 67,000 | 5,000 |
| Gabriel Thaler | 50,000 | -10,000 |
| Sandra Naujoks | 37,000 | 6,975 |
| Huck Seed | 31,000 | -8,000 |
| Joe Hachem | 20,000 | -15,000 |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:22 PM Local Time
The under-the-gun player opened for 2,200 and found two callers in the hi-jack and Patrik Antonius from the cutoff.
The flop came and both players checked to Antonius, who fired 5,200. The early-position player folded, but the hi-jack called.
The fell on the turn and the hi-jack led out for 16,200 after some deliberation. An emotionless Antonius glanced over at his opponent's stack and, after about two minutes of thinking, made the call.
The completed the board and Antonius' opponent sat still for over a minute before firing a 36,200 bet into the middle. Antonius re-peeked at his cards and thought for a while, but eventually slid his cards into the middle, conceding the pot.
Antonius is still sitting pretty with 205,000 in spite of the large blow to his stack.
| Patrik Antonius | 205,000 | -61,000 |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:20 PM Local Time
Action folded to the player on the button and he raised to 2,5000. A short-stacked Terrence Chan was next to act in the small blind and he three-bet all in for 14,900 total. The blinds got out of the way and the button quickly called.
Showdown
Chan:
Button:
It was a classic flip, but the flop left Chan wanting. The turn gave him some counterfeit options, but the bricked on the river and Chan was eliminated in the early part of Level 9.
| Terrence Chan | 0 | -14,000 |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:19 PM Local Time
We caught up to the action at Table 341 to find a player in late position putting out a bet of 2,700, next to act was Chris DeMaci in the cut-off who raised and made it 7,000. After the button folded it was on David Ulliott, who placed a chip on his whole cards and sat in contemplation for a few moments before folding. The big blind folded and action was back to the late position player who completed and was awarded a flop.
The dealer shelled out three cards for the flop and they came . The player in late position then bet out 8,000 and received a call from DeMaci. With the falling on fourth street DeMaci's opponent checked while he opted to bet 14,000. A call was made and both players got to witness the on the river. It was here that the late position player checked. DeMaci was not going to slow down and fired out 20,500 and after a mild tank session he received a call. DeMaci flipped over for three of a kind kings, which was apparently enough to take the pot down because his opponent mucked.
| - | 190,000 | 90,000 |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:18 PM Local Time
We only saw the action on the flop where Kathy Liebert bet 5,000 and a player in middle position raised to 16,000. Liebert went all in and her opponent made the call as the players showed their hands.
Liebert:
Opponent:
Liebert was ahead with her over pair of kings and inside-straight draw against her opponent's top-top. The on the turn gave some chop outs to a seven but the on the river made Liebert's opponent top two pair and she was eliminated.
| Kathy Liebert | 0 | -23,000 |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:18 PM Local Time
With about 9,000 in the pot, Emil Patel and his opponent were heads up on a board that read . Patel's opponent bet out 3,500, and Patel put together a raise of 15,500. After about 1 minute of thought, his opponent cut out a stack of orange T5000 chips and put them in the middle, 40,000 in total. Patel has been known to be very methodical with every decision, and this case was no different. He thought in silence for about two minutes before asking "Where are you from sir?" He got no response, and continued thinking for another two minutes. He finally threw in the call, and his opponent showed for the nut straight. Patel quickly mucked his hand, and dropped down to just over 80,000, which is still a bit above average.
| Emil Patel | 84,000 | -66,000 |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:15 PM Local Time
There was already a large pot brewing preflop between Jean-Robert Bellande in the small blind and Elie Payan in the big blind before the flop came down and Bellande led for 5,000. Payan moved all in and Bellande made the call.
Bellande:
Payan:
Bellande was behind preflop against his Payan's pair of kings but stormed into the lead when he paired his ace on the flop. The on the turn and on the river came safe for Bellande as he knocked out Payan and boosted his stack
After the hand, Raymond Davis, who was on the table behind, said something about Bellande getting it all in preflop with which wasn't the case and which Bellande pointed out. The floor then asked the them to break it up but Davis responded with, "Oh, its okay, (Bellande's) just being an a**hole" and for that he received a one round penalty.
| Jean-Robert Bellande | 160,000 | 73,000 |
| Elie Payan | 0 | -170,000 |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:11 PM Local Time
We caught the action with 45,000 in the pot and a board reading . Donny Mizrachi had checked from the big blind only to have his opponent move all in for 123,200. Mizrachi made the call to create a monster pot, but he soon discovered the bad news.
Showdown
Mizrachi:
Button:
Both players had flopped trips, but Mizrachi's opponent held the better kicker. The river changed nothing and Mizrachi was left with just 11,100.
| - | 11,100 | -128,900 |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:07 PM Local Time
After one player limped, Kevin MacPhee raised to 3,200 behind him. Another player called behind him and the limper also made the call to see a flop.
It was checked to MacPhee who bet 5,700 getting called by the player behind him while the limper folded before the came on the turn. MacPhee now bet 11,600 and it didn't take too long before he was called again.
The river was the and MacPhee slowly and robotically checked his opponent's stack before betting 20,900, MacPhee remained unperturbed when his foe made the call, the former turning over for the nut flush and a sizeable boost to his stack.
| Kevin MacPhee | 145,000 | 50,000 |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:06 PM Local Time
With 7,000 in the pot and a board reading , an unknown player checked to Ben Lamb, who promptly bet 2,300. A call was made and the soon followed on the turn. Again action checked to Lamb, but this time his bet of 6,200 was enough to take down the pot.
Lamb is sitting pretty with 320,000.