Shortly before dinner break, Randy "nanonoko" Lew was down to his last 8,500, but then he tweeted, "Was down to 8500 from 30000 but just doubled up with KKv99 so up to about 18k...very swingy game I'm playing !"
We just caught up with him in a hand where he gained back even more of that starting stack.
A player in early position raised it up to 775 with the small blind and Lew in the big blind calling.
The flop came down and all three players checked. The turn came , the small blind checked and Lew bet out 1,125 and got a call from the early position player, and the small blind folded.
The river came and and Lew bet out 2,400 which incited a fold from his opponent. Lew scooped the pot and is back up to 23,000
With about 2,500 in the middle and the board showing , the blinds both checked, then the UTG player bet 1,550.
Brian Hastings, sitting in the cutoff, was next to act. He inquired what the UTG player had behind -- about 9,000 -- then raised to 4,000. The others folded, and after pausing a beat Hastings' lone remaining opponent let it go as well.
Hastings had a rough first couple of levels, dropping down to less than half his starting stack. But he's bounced back to about 25,000 now.
Our tournament director who is announcing the action at our featured table has already admitted he's going to have a bit of a hard time as we have not one, not two, but three "Steves" now at our featured table. Here's the list of players at the table right now.
1 - Janno Cazemier
2 - Steve Schlesinger
3 - Willie Haughey
4 - Zarik Megerdichan
5 - Steve Costello
6 - Doyle Brunson
7 - Steve Gee
8 - Kristina Holst
9 - Wayne Boich
10 - Richard Teatum
Bob Woolley opened with a raise to 600 from early position, then the player to Woolley's left reraised to 1,600. Tom Schneider was next to act, and he reshoved over the top with his last 6,400. It folded back around to Woolley who reraised again all in, and the player in between him and Schneider let his hand go.
Woolley and Schneider then tabled their cards, showing that Schneider's hard luck couple of levels had continued. Schneider had , but Woolley . "Wow, and same suits, too," commented Greg Raymer.
The board came , and Schneider was eliminated on the last hand of Level 2. He and Woolley shook hands, and the Donkey Bomber departed. Meanwhile Woolley bounces back to 23,175.
"Didn't have the heart to tell him I'd folded ," said Raymer afterwards. Meanwhile the third player who'd folded to Woolley's shove said he'd folded pocket jacks.
A player in early position opened for 550 and Greg Raymer re-raised to 1,400 from the cutoff. Action folded back around to the original raiser, who called.
The flop came and the early position player check-called a 1,600 bet from Raymer. Both players checked the turn. However, on the river, Raymer's opponent checked, prompting a 3,800 bet from Raymer. His opponent fell hard into the tank, but eventually mustered a call.
"You're probably good," said Raymer. His opponent was hesitant and said, "I don't have a really good hand."
Raymer flipped over and his opponent showed , which was good enough to ship him the pot.
More exciting action from our featured table. Robert Kay raised to 600 from middle position and Camton Michaels, who was next to act, was the only player to call. The flop came and Kay check-called a bet of 1,250 from Michaels. After the fell on the turn Kay checked again and Michaels tossed out a bet of 6,000. Kay then announced he was all in and Michaels quickly called putting himself at risk.
Kay:
Michaels:
Kay frowned as he saw Michael's hand and the on the river left Michaels' aces in the lead securing his double-up to around 45,000.
Shortly after this hand, the featured table was swapped and while Doyle Brunson stayed, the rest of the players have now switched out and we have a table full of fresh new faces to watch here in "the mothership."
We didn't catch what happened but according to his twitter, Nick Maimone who was nursing a short stack for most of the day is out when his lost to an opponent's . Looks like there won't be another deep run for the 15th place finisher in the '09 Main Event.
and all three players checked. The turn came 
, the small blind checked and Lew bet out 1,125 and got a call from the early position player, and the small blind folded.
and and Lew bet out 2,400 which incited a fold from his opponent. Lew scooped the pot and is back up to 23,000
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, the blinds both checked, then the UTG player bet 1,550.
, but Woolley 
. "Wow, and same suits, too," commented Greg Raymer.
, and Schneider was eliminated on the last hand of Level 2. He and Woolley shook hands, and the Donkey Bomber departed. Meanwhile Woolley bounces back to 23,175.
," said Raymer afterwards. Meanwhile the third player who'd folded to Woolley's shove said he'd folded pocket jacks.
turn. However, on the 
river, Raymer's opponent checked, prompting a 3,800 bet from Raymer. His opponent fell hard into the tank, but eventually mustered a call.
and his opponent showed 
, which was good enough to ship him the pot.
on the river left Michaels' aces in the lead securing his double-up to around 45,000.
lost to an opponent's 
. Looks like there won't be another deep run for the 15th place finisher in the '09 Main Event.
