Lederer Moves All In

Level 5: 300-600, 75 ante

A short stacked Howard Lederer moves all in from early position for 6,450 chips, just under 11 big blinds. The rest of the table folds and he collects the blinds and antes. He shows a modest A9 before tossing his cards into the muck.

A Clean-Shaven Adam Levy

Level 4: 200-400, 50 ante

Recent Eliminations

Level 5: 300-600, 75 ante

Sabyl Cohen-Landrum, Nenad Medic and Matt Matros have been eliminated.

Steve Fiorentini Doubles Through Lenny Cortellino

Level 5: 300-600, 75 ante

Steve Fiorentini stopped by to report that he has just doubled up through Lenny Cortellino, and he now has about 93,000 in chips. That takes him to the top 10 of our leaderboard.

Mike Matusow Traps With Kings

Level 5: 300-600, 75 ante

In the last hand of the last level, Mike Matusow limps from middle position for 400, and the button moves all in with a fairly short stack. Matusow calls with KK, and the button turns over JJ. The board comes Q96Q4, and Matusow's pocket kings hold up to win the pot, and he now has about 68,000 in chips. After his opponent leaves, Matusow discusses the hand with Matt Lefkowitz. "I limped with kings and trapped him perfectly. I pull that move about once every two hours."

Table 16: Negreanu Gets No Action With Aces

Level 5: 300-600, 75 ante

Daniel Negreanu opens the pot for a 1,400 chip raise and takes down the blinds and antes. As the dealer ships the pot to Negreanu he flips over AA.

Phil Ivey Busts a Player to Increase His Chip Lead

Level 4: 200-400, 50 ante

This hand occurred late in the last level. After a flop of 933, Barry Leventhal bets 1,500 from middle position, and Phil Ivey raises from late position to 6,000. Leventhal thinks for a moment before he calls with 97 (two pair, nines and threes). Unfortunately, Ivey flips over K9 for the same two pair with a higher kicker, and Leventhal needs an ace, a nine, or a three to chop, and a seven to win. The turn is the 10, the river is the K, and Phil Ivey wins the pot with two pair, kings and nines. Ivey builds his stack to about 145,000, increasing his chip lead over the rest of the field. Barry Leventhal is eliminated from the tournament.

Level 5 Begins

Level 4: 200-400, 50 ante

The players return from break to begin Level 5, with increased blinds of 300-600 and a 75 ante. This will be the final level of the day.

Ted Forrest Has a Good Couple of Minutes

Level 4: 200-400, 50 ante

Less than ten minutes ago, Ted Forrest was down to about 6,000. But he's had a pretty good run since then. He doubled up a few hands ago with pocket fours against another player's A-10. That hand was reported earlier, but we've just learned that Forrest received some additional luck -- if the player with A-10 didn't push, another player would have called Forrest with pocket eights and busted him. In this hand, the flop comes 874, and Ted Forrest moves all in from the big blind for 11,700. Ryan Young thinks for a moment before he calls from middle position with 98. Forrest shows J4 for a pair of fours with a flush draw, and he'll need to improve to stay alive. The turn is the 2, but the river is the 4. Ted Forrest rivers trip fours to win the pot and double up to more than 26,000 in chips. A heck of a comeback from 6,000, but he's still well behind the average stack of 42,000.

15-Mintue Break

Level 4: 200-400, 50 ante

Level 4 comes to an end, and the players take a 15-minute break.