During the dinner break, the ESPN crew and the floor staff swapped a couple of tables around. The secondary feature table still has the same players, but we've got a whole new line-up for you in The Mothership. Here are their names and chip counts:
We're on a short delay to sort out a chip discrepancy.
As you're about to read, the featured table has been swapped out during the break, and the tournament staff racked up and transferred the chips while the players were away.
When Jody Howe returned to his new table, Table 312 in the Orange section now, there was a single, orange T5,000 chip on his chair. All alone. He did the wise thing and called the staff over, proposing that it belonged in his stack. The staff disagreed, however, telling him that it must come out of play. Howe put up a protest, and the staff is going to take a look at the tapes and see what they can see.
It appears that was only the start of the commotion.
While the men in suits were sorting out that situation, a couple other players at the table piped up with discrepancies in their stacks as well. Among those chiming in was Erick Lindgren. We counted E-Dog at 2.525 million at the break, but he tweeted that he had 2.8 million. And then a moment ago, he added, "Either I miscounted by exactly 300k or they misplaced my chips on the move to feature table. Ben lamb is missing 200k he says."
The tournament directors are back on the mic now, and it appears the situation has been rectified.
Tournament staff is currently coloring up the yellow 1,000 denomination chips before sending the remaining 90 players on a two-hour dinner break. When they return from dinner, they will play two more two-hour levels.
Early on in this level we saw the exit of 2010 Main Event 3rd Place finisher Joseph Cheong to our current chip leader Phil Collins. Cheong got it all in with preflop against the of Collins and failed to improve. After sending Cheong home, Collins went on a tear over at the featured table, eliminating players and allowing his stack to grow over the 10,000,000 chip mark. He's currently sitting with 8,655,000.
While players like Phil Collins and Ben Lamb continue to climb, this level also marked the end of some notable players' Main Event runs. Among those sent home this level include Eli Elezra, Ray Henson, Chamath Palihapitiya, and Sorel Mizzi.
That being said, other notables were able to score double up's to keep themselves alive. Erick "E-Dog" Lindgren was able to get all of his chips in the middle preflop with against Jerry Van Strydonck's . His aces held and officially extended his life in the Main Event. Allen Cunningham was also able to score a much needed double up when his held up against Khoa Nguyen's .
Everyone left in the field is guaranteed a prize of $76,146 at this point and will return in two hours to do battle on the felt for even more! See you in two hours!
With only minutes to go until the break, Christian Harder has just been sent to the rail at the hands of Robin Jens Colbin.
The action folded to Harder in middle position who raised to 65,000 preflop before Colbin shoved for 880,000 from the button. Both the blinds got out of the way and Harder called all-in for around 790,000 before the cards were tabled:
Colbin:
Harder:
The flop of was sweet music to Colbin's ears, but the on the turn gave Harder the possibility of hitting Broadway. Instead, he was sent packing after the repeat spiked on the river.
Quad jacks - didn't that used you get you lots of delicious Jack Link's Beef Jerky?
On a flop of , Brian Yoon checked from the big blind and allowed Erick Lindgren to bet 90,000. Yoon then check-raised to 230,000, Lindgren called, and the appeared on the turn.
This time Yoon took the initiative and led out for 355,000, and again Lindgren called. When the peeled off on the river, Yoon slowed down with a check and Lindgren fired out 440,000. It was enough to take down the pot as Yoon folded.
In early position, Ben Logan open-shoved his last 400,000 chips into the middle with . That was not a good thing at all when Eoghan O'Dea looked him up with and the covering stack. While he waited for the cameras to get into position, Logan sent a text message to a friend back home. "Ugh all in KJ suited vs. AK suited need a jack again one time." It worked last time, he said.
Not this time, though. The board ran , and Logan could not catch up. He's out in the top 100, heading to the cashier for his check.
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preflop against the 
of Collins and failed to improve. After sending Cheong home, Collins went on a tear over at the featured table, eliminating players and allowing his stack to grow over the 10,000,000 chip mark. He's currently sitting with 8,655,000.
. His aces held and officially extended his life in the Main Event. Allen Cunningham was also able to score a much needed double up when his 
held up against Khoa Nguyen's 
.
was sweet music to Colbin's ears, but the 
spiked on the river.
, Brian Yoon checked from the big blind and allowed Erick Lindgren to bet 90,000. Yoon then check-raised to 230,000, Lindgren called, and the 
appeared on the turn.
peeled off on the river, Yoon slowed down with a check and Lindgren fired out 440,000. It was enough to take down the pot as Yoon folded.
and the covering stack. While he waited for the cameras to get into position, Logan sent a text message to a friend back home. "Ugh all in KJ suited vs. AK suited need a jack again one time." It worked last time, he said.
, and Logan could not catch up. He's out in the top 100, heading to the cashier for his check.