Break

Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante

Players are on a 15 minute break.

Danny Wong Busts (but at least the lighting is good)

Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante

Mark Seif vs. Jared Hamby

Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante

After a flop of A93, Jared 'Waco Kid' Hamby bets 3,775 from the small blind (possibly in the dark), Mark Seif raises from the button to 10,275, and Hamby thinks a bit before he calls. The turn card is the 10, and both players quickly check. The river card is the 2, Hamby checks, Seif bets 10,000, and Hamby calls. Seif shows A9 for top two pair on the flop, and Hamby flips over AK for top pair, top kicker. Mark Seif wins the pot. After the hand, Seif is up to 98,000 in chips, while Hamby drops to about 39,900.

Cloutier Takes Down a Monster

Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante

T.J. Cloutier bets 1,800 and seat two makes the call. The flop rolls out 1054 and seat two bets 4,000. Cloutier raises an additional 10,000 and seat two makes the call. The turn brings the 2 and seat two bets 10,000. Cloutier pushes all in and seat two goes into the tank. He thinks for a long period of time, while a group of players surround the table to see what happens. Seat two eventually folds and Cloutier takes down one of the largest pots of day one uncontested. As he collects his chips Cloutier says, "I flopped two pair, so I reraised you with 5-4."

Vanessa Rousso

Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante

Two Busts

Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante

"Miami" John Cernuto and Yosh Nakano have busted out of the tournament.

Mimi Tran Doubles Up

Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante

On a flop of A96 Mimi Tran moves all in and is called by her opponent who shows AJ. Tran shows 66 and is way ahead. The turn brings the worst possible card for Tran with the J, giving her opponent more outs. But the river is the K and Tran doubles up to about 13,000 in chips.

"Gentleman" John Gale Eliminated

Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante

John Gale and Mark Seif get it all in preflop and Gale holds A-K to Seif's pocket kings. The board blanks out for Gale and he is eliminated from the tournament.

Mike Matusow Eliminated

Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante

With the flop showing K97 and about 3,000 already in the pot, Mike Matusow bets 2,000, and his opponent thinks for a while before he raises to about 7,000. Matusow moves all in for about 13,775, and his opponent pauses before he calls with KJ -- top pair, jack kicker. Matusow flips over 97 for bottom two pair, and he'd need it to hold up to stay alive. The turn card is the Q, and the river card is the -- K. Matusow's opponent rivers trips to win the pot and eliminate Mike Matusow from the tournament. Of course, with Matusow, it didn't end there. Matusow: "I knew you had that hand. But I actually put you on king-queen, so I thought you were a bit better than you were." Then, to the rest of the table: "He's lucky I didn't have a set there. I had the worst hand he could hope for, and I was still ahead." And finally, as he was leaving: "That's what I waited eight hours for."

Laydown Bonanza

Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante

Steve Sung bets 1,500 and seat five raises to 3,500. The flops rolls out 1075 and seat five bets 7,500. Sung goes into the tank for a moment and after deciding he didn't want to risk over half his stack on the call threw pocket jacks faceup into the muck. On the very next hand one table over. Seat two bets 500 and Chad Brown calls. On a flop of K98 Brown bets 1,200 and seat two calls. The 6 hits on the turn and Brown checks. Seat two tosses out 3,000 and Brown makes the call. The 7 hits on the river and Brown checks. Seat two throws out 6,000 and Brown tanks for a moment before folding.