Midway through Level 5 with blinds of 60/120, the board read with 1680 in the pot. Action was three handed and "dhimp20" checked in the big blind. "flopwatcher" was next to act under the gun and checked as well. "sofcknsick" then made a bet for half the size of the pot and saw "dhimp20" quickly fold. "flopwatcher" then called.

"sofcknsick" showed for complete air, while "flopwatcher" saw the pot shipped their way for their winning hand of , good for aces and eights to and a stack of 17,920 to show for it.

Player	Chips	Progress
dhimp20	29,175 1,170	1,170
flopwatcher	17,920 450	450
sofcknsick	4,433 -3,960	-3,960

“Bagels” opened to 250 in the cutoff in Level 4 (50/100) and received calls from small blind “roystalin” and big blind “CoachD”. The three saw the flop come , and action checked to “Bagels,” who bet 375. “roystalin” folded and “CoachD” called.

Action was then heads up to the turn , where both players checked. The river came and both players checked again to take the hand to showdown.

“CoachD” showed for eights up, which was beat by the better two pair that “Bagels” found on the river with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Bagels	14,205 3,545	3,545
roystalin	11,601 -354	-354
CoachD	8,889 -2,185	-2,185

Level 4 is underway with blinds of 50/100 now in play. "spinach_kale" is out in front, with four other players also having stacks greater than 15,000 as the field size has risen to 29.

Player	Chips	Progress
spinach_kale	37,275
dhimp20	28,005
ItsOKman	19,870
tc_ownz	17,977
flopwatcher	17,470

With play in Level 3 and blinds at 40/80, “harveyblicks” limped in from the hijack and saw “flopwatcher” limp in on the button behind him. “iluvmollys55” completed the small blind and “NYR322” checked their option, taking action four ways to a flop of .

“iluvmollys55” and “NYR322” checked over to “harveyblicks”, who made a pot-sized bet of 320. “flopwatcher” called, “iluvmollys55” folded, and “NYR322” called.

Action then went three ways to the turn , where “NYR322” checked again. “harveyblicks” made another pot-sized bet of 1,280 and both other players in the hand stuck around.

The river was and “NYR322” checked once more. “harveyblicks” bet the size of the pot once more, this time for 5,120. “flopwatcher” called and “NYR322” folded.

Hands were tabled and “flopwatcher” proved to have the best hand, with good for top set to earn the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
flopwatcher	17,550 8,120	8,120
iluvmollys55	10,996 -120	-120
harveyblicks	8,087 -5,280	-5,280
NYR322	8,003 -2,440	-2,440

The field has reached 21 at the beginning of Level 3 with blinds now up to 40/80. Here are updated chip counts for the 20 players in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
spinach_kale	32,395 22,395	22,395
dhimp20	28,005 -1,620	-1,620
yolegacy	17,692 7,692	7,692
harveyblicks	13,367
roystalin	11,955 1,955	1,955
iluvmollys55	11,116 1,116	1,116
CoachD	11,074 1,074	1,074
Bagels	10,660
DaNuts2013	10,635 -210	-210
NYR322	10,443 443	443
Ledy117	10,405 405	405
bbmkbb1	10,148 908	908
Google_Man	10,097
VALHALLA202	10,000
KingofNJ	9,433 -567	-567
flopwatcher	9,430
UFOLDIWIN	9,145 -300	-300
sofcknsick	8,393 -1,607	-1,607
Fcm50157	8,082 -608	-608
BALLZoverBRAINS	7,255 -2,745	-2,745

In Level 2 with the blinds at 30/60, "Fcm50157" opened the action with a raise to 120 under the gun and received calls from "bbmkbb1", "DaNuts2013", and "UFOLDIWIN" who were on the button and in the blinds, respectively.

Action checked around on both the flop and turn .

The river fell and action checked to "bbmkbb1" on the button, who bet 240. "Fcm50157" found a call after two folds put action on him, and "bbmkbb1" showed for a rivered full house to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
DaNuts2013	10,845 845	845
UFOLDIWIN	9,445 -555	-555
bbmkbb1	9,240 -760	-760
Fcm50157	8,690 -1,310	-1,310

"dhimp20" is up to 29,450 in the opening level after apparently having taken advantage of an early rebuy before knocking "sri50k" out of the tournament.

"KingofNJ" and "spinach_kale" have also joined the tournament, bringing the number of entries up to 17.

Player	Chips	Progress
dhimp20	29,625 19,625	19,625
KingofNJ	10,000 10,000	10,000
spinach_kale	10,000 10,000	10,000
sri50k	Busted

Fifteen players are registered with play underway for the $109 Event #3 Hi: $15,000 GTD PLO 6-Max Rebuy. Registration will remain open for 18 levels.

Player	Chips	Progress
yolegacy	10,000 10,000	10,000
bbmkbb1	10,000 10,000	10,000
sofcknsick	10,000 10,000	10,000
BALLZoverBRAINS	10,000 10,000	10,000
NYR322	10,000 10,000	10,000
harveyblicks	10,000 10,000	10,000
roystalin	10,000 10,000	10,000
dhimp20	10,000 10,000	10,000
UFOLDIWIN	10,000 10,000	10,000
Ledy117	10,000 10,000	10,000
CoachD	10,000 10,000	10,000
iluvmollys55	10,000 10,000	10,000
DaNuts2013	10,000 10,000	10,000
Fcm50157	10,000 10,000	10,000
sri50k	10,000 10,000	10,000