Day 3 has ended with 481 players remaining. Play will resume tomorrow at noon.
Sat Aug 05 01:09:00 -0700 2006
Eliminations 485-482
The following players receive $26,389 each:
485 - Adam Geyer
484 - Mark Morgan
483 - Laurence Hughes
482 - Gusten Sjoberg
Sat Aug 05 00:59:00 -0700 2006
Eliminations 494 - 486
The following players receive $26,389 each:
494 - Andrius Tapinas
493 - Layne Black
492 - Kevin McBride
491 - Eric Deguzman
490 - Rob Jaenicke
489 - Jaime Sipila
488 - Adam Harter
487 - Gabriel Cook
486 - Mark Lawlor
Sat Aug 05 00:50:00 -0700 2006
Brenes Fishing....
Humberto Brenes raises to $15,000 from the big blind after 4 limpers. As the players are thinking Brenes pretend to cast out a fishing line to try and lure his opponent into the pot. All players fold and Brenes collects the pot putting him at $440,000.
Sat Aug 05 00:46:00 -0700 2006
Eliminations 504 - 495
The following players receive $26,389 each:
504 - Griffin Ludwig
503 - Mark Wellen
502 - Guy Longworth
501 - Mark Vecchio
500 - Patrick Selin
499 - Ashley Hayles
498 - David Pham
497 - Brian Curry
496 - James Matteucci
495 - Brandon Wong
Sat Aug 05 00:44:00 -0700 2006
Climbing Towards The Lead
With a board showing 9838K, Daniel Kreitzman fires out a bet of $20,000 and is called by Dan Nassif. Nassif flips over AJ for the nut flush and Kreitzman mucks. Kreitzman drops to $81,000 while Nassif climbs to $510,000.
Sat Aug 05 00:37:00 -0700 2006
The 500 Mark
A tournament director has just announced that the field is down to five hundred players.
Sat Aug 05 00:33:00 -0700 2006
"Guess Who Has Over $100,000 Now?"
Daniel Negreanu turns to the rail and asks his supporting fans, "Guess who has over $100,000 now? That would be me!" A "Woooooo!" went out from the crowd. Negreanu has battled all night and had around $20,000 at his low point.
Sat Aug 05 00:26:00 -0700 2006
Chiu Wins Monster Pot
David Chiu and his opponent get all of their chips into the pot on a flop of A-Q-J. Chiu has A-Q to his opponent's A-J. The 10 on the turn gives Chiu's opponent a gutshot royal flush draw. The river is a Queen and Chiu makes a full house to take down the nearly $500,000 pot. Chiu now has $590,000, and is among the chip leaders.
Sat Aug 05 00:26:00 -0700 2006
Play Ends At End Of Level
Tournament Director Jack Effel just announced that play will finish at the end of Level 15.