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05-31-2012 17:00 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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Player	Chips	Progress
Cory Zeidman	460,000 205,000	205,000

Sanjay Pandya	385,000 10,000	10,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	320,000 20,000	20,000

Michael Mizrachi	255,000 -45,000	-45,000

Xuan Liu	230,000 -5,000	-5,000
Yarron Bendor	225,000 15,000	15,000
Chris Tryba	220,000 -20,000	-20,000

Todd Brunson	195,000 111,000	111,000

Bonnie Rossi	175,000 -10,000	-10,000
Marsha Waggoner	135,000 -25,000	-25,000
Chris Bjorin	130,000 -160,000	-160,000

John Monnette	80,000 -25,000	-25,000

05-31-2012 16:57 UTC-7

Frank Kassela Eliminated in 14th Place ($8,027)

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Chad Holloway

After the {2-Spades} brought it in, Michael Mizrachi completed only to have Frank Kassela raise it up. The rest of the players got out of the way, Mizrachi put in a reraise and Kassela called off.

Mizrachi: {6-Spades} {4-Diamonds} / {A-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} {Q-Clubs} {A-Hearts} / {2-Spades}
Kassela: {K-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} / {2-Diamonds} {9-Spades} {9-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} / {5-Hearts}

The two men who battled it our for the title of 2010 WSOP Player of the Year were at it again, but it was Kassela who was out in front. The turn wasn't very interesting, while fifth street gave Mizrachi a pair of queens and Kassela two pair. Much to the latter's dismay, sixth street demolished his hopes as Mizrachi spiked an ace for a bigger two pair.

"Are you kidding me?" Kassela asked in disbelief. Seventh street failed to change a thing and Kassela added, "You killed me today, Mike," before making his exit in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	300,000 134,000	134,000

Frank Kassela	Busted

Tags: Frank Kassela Michael Mizrachi

05-31-2012 16:44 UTC-7

Shack-Harris Takes a Chunk

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We picked up a pot between Xuan Liu and Brandon Shack-Harris. John Monnette called bets on three streets before folding on sixth.

Liu: (x-x) / {J-Spades} {K-Hearts} {3-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} / (x)
Shack-Harris: (x-x) / {Q-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {2-Spades} / (x)

Liu led the betting on fourth and fifth streets, and she raised Shack-Harris' sixth-street bet. Seventh street went check-check.

Shack-Harris turned up {K-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} {7-Hearts} / {Q-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {2-Spades} , and his queens up earned him a pot of more than 200,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Shack-Harris	300,000 110,000	110,000

Xuan Liu	235,000 -70,000	-70,000

Tags: Brandon Shack-Harris John Monnette Xuan Liu

05-31-2012 16:40 UTC-7

First Lady Staying Alive

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Linda Johnson is short on chips, but she has no intentions of leaving just yet.

Johnson got all in a few moments ago against Marsha Waggoner, and she managed to take half the pot. She made a flush on sixth street, and Waggoner puller her low on seventh to chop it up.

A few hands later, Johnson got it in on third with aces against Chris Tryba. The hands ran out thusly:

Johnson: {A-Clubs} {A-Spades} / {4-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} {6-Spades} {6-Clubs} / {8-Spades}
Tryba: {Q-Spades} {J-Clubs} / {J-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} {4-Hearts} / {5-Hearts}

Aces up beat two jacks, and Johnson has doubled back over 50,000 with that scoop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Linda Johnson	55,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Linda Johnson Marsha Waggoner Chris Tryba

Level: 21

Limits: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,000

05-31-2012 16:08 UTC-7

Break Time

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Chad Holloway

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Players are now on their first 20-minute break of the day.

05-31-2012 15:58 UTC-7

A Good Old-Fashioned Rant

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A fun one between John Monnette and Marsha Waggoner — complete with name calling and all. Monnette completed with the {6-Diamonds} , and Waggoner called along with a six of her own, the {6-Spades} .

Monnette: (x-x) / {6-Diamonds} {A-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} / (x)
Waggoner: (x-x) / {6-Spades} {7-Spades} {J-Spades} {K-Diamonds} / (x)

Monnette bet his lead all the way through sixth, and Waggoner called those three streets. Monnette checked the river, and Waggoner checked it back.

"Aces," she said as she tabled her hand. It read: {A-Hearts} {A-Spades} {3-Spades} / {6-Spades} {7-Spades} {J-Spades} {K-Diamonds} .

Without missing a beat, Monnette announced his "Aces up," and tabled {A-Clubs} {10-Spades} {3-Hearts} / {6-Diamonds} {A-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} . He did indeed have aces up, but his hand was second-best.

The dealer grabbed Waggoner's cards and scooped them together, but she caught him. "Wait, can you spread those back out?" she asked. The dealer obliged, and now Waggoner realized the mistake.

"That's a flush," someone said. And Monnette lost it. He's a particularly sharp poker player, and that gives him somewhat of a short temper when others make mistakes at the table.

"Oh my f***ing god! She f***ing slowrolled me," he said as he spun out of his chair.

Waggoner is quite the lady, and she fired right back. "Excuse me? You're an idiot for saying that to me."

By now, Monnette was upset at everyone, and a few of the other players began to join in the debate.

"It wasn't mucked!" someone yelled at Monnette.

"That's because he (the dealer) didn't do his job!" Monnette answered.

"Is that really how you want to win a pot?" someone else asked.

"If she's too incompetent to realize what she has, then yes," Monnette snapped back.

It took a few more minutes for the situation to be pacified, and T.D. Charlie did an admirable job of explaining the ruling and calming everyone down. Essentially, once a hand is tabled, the cards speak. Waggoner gets the pot, and Monnette is none too pleased with that.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marsha Waggoner	160,000 50,000	50,000
John Monnette	105,000 -135,000	-135,000

Tags: John Monnette Marsha Waggoner

05-31-2012 15:56 UTC-7

Tryba Takes a Hit

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christryba christopher tryba lost huge pot with rolled 4s to rolled 8s....240k May 31 2012

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Tryba	240,000 -102,000	-102,000

Tags: Chris Tryba

05-31-2012 15:53 UTC-7

"Grey Goose with Grapefruit"

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Chad Holloway

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Cory Zeidman informed us that only on the rarest of occasions does he enjoy an adult beverage before dark, but this must qualify as he recently ordered a Grey Goose and grapefruit from the waiter. Zeidman then said he was going to give the waiter an opportunity to win a $20 tip if he could say, "Grey Goose and grapefruit," ten times fast without messing up. The waiter was flattered, but declined to give it a try.

Tags: Cory Zeidman

05-31-2012 15:49 UTC-7

Monnette Stands His Ground

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We caught a heads-up pot between Xuan Liu and John Monnette.

Liu: (x-x) / {4-Clubs} {7-Spades} {2-Spades} {Q-Spades} / (x)
Monnette: (x-x) / {4-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} / (x)

Monnette led the betting on fifth street, but Liu bet her own lead on sixth. Monnette called a bet there, and another one on seventh.

Liu: {10-Hearts} {6-Hearts} {2-Clubs} / {4-Clubs} {7-Spades} {2-Spades} {Q-Spades}
Monnette: {K-Hearts} {3-Hearts} {3-Clubs} / {4-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {10-Diamonds}