Recent Eliminations

Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante

Joe Sebok, Shannon Shorr and John Juanda have been eliminated from today's action.

Medic Takes a Pot From Vahedi

Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante

Nenad Medic opens the pot for a raise from middle position and Amir Vahedi raises to 3,000 from the button. Medic makes the call. The flop comes 664. Medic checks and Vahedi makes a continuation bet of 5,500. Nenad calls quickly. The turn is the 7 and both players check. The river brings the 9 and this time Medic leads out for 6,500. Vahedi thinks for a while, pretending that he might actually call, before eventually tossing his cards to the dealer.

Shannon Shorr Crippled

Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante

After a flop of 662 Shannon Shorr check raises his opponent all in. Shorr's opponent calls instantly with AA. Shorr shows pocket queens. The board fills out 6629A and Shorr is left with under 2,500.

Devin Porter on Day 1A

Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante

Phil Hellmuth Arrives On Time For Him, Late For Everyone Else

Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante

Phil Hellmuth just entered the tournament room for the first time around 5:45 pm PT, which is about 15 minutes into the fourth level. (They are only playing five levels today.) Hellmuth has been known for his late arrival to big tournaments ever since he won the WSOP Main Event back in 1989 after a late start. The extremely deep starting stacks were 45,000, and Hellmuth only lost 2,750 to the blinds and antes. With the blinds at 200-400 (50 ante), Hellmuth still has 42,250 -- more than 100 big blinds.

Barry Shulman Eliminated

Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante

Barry Shulman was just eliminated when he got it all in pre-flop with 1010 against an opponent's JJ. The board came A94K5, no help for Shulman who makes an early exit here on Day 1a.

Level 4 Begins

Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante

The players return from break and begin Level 4, with increased blinds of 200-400 and a 50 ante.

15-Minute Break

Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante

Level 3 comes to an end and the players take a 15-minute break.

Field Down to 190

Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante

We've broken our first table of the day, and there are now 190 players left in the field. There will be five levels played today, and action should end around 8:45 pm PT.

In a Battle of the Johns, World Wins over Miami

Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante

After a flop of 666 "Miami" John Cernuto comes over the top of a 6,000 chip bet of John Hennigan, putting him all in. Hennigan calls for his tournament life and shows AA. Cooler - Miami John shows pocket kings. The turn and river fail to give Miami John his two outer and JohnnyWorld doubles to over 60,000.