Layne Flack Eliminated by Lee Markholt

Level 8: 120,000-240,000, 30,000 ante

Lee Markholt, Jr. eliminated "shooting star" Layne Flack when his pocket Kings held up against Flack's pocket fives.

Luck NOT Be The Lady Tonight

Level 8: 120,000-240,000, 30,000 ante

On a flop showing 2104, Jeff Madsen bets T7,000. Esther Rossi calls in late position. Turn is the 3. Madsen fires out T20,000. Rossi calls. River is the Q. Madsen bets T15,000 to put her all-in, and she takes her time and then calls. Madsen flips over A10 for the nut flush and busts Rossi out of the tournament. Madsen is now up to T120,000!

What Would You Do For A Buck?

Level 8: 120,000-240,000, 30,000 ante

With each work day twelve hours or more out here, sometimes the coverage staffs of assorted poker publications get a little restless. That's when bad things start to happen. See, these people are similar at heart to poker players; they like to gamble, they love doing outlandish &%@# and revel in the culture that all creates. Today though, it went a little too far. Jeremy Firth is a good guy. I've known Jeremy for about half a year and have shared some good times with the man, who has done so excellent video work on assorted web sites in that time. Jeremy has a beautiful wife and newborn child, loves the game as we all do and is generally liked by those he works with, but today, he did something that might keep others at distance for a while. Jeremy went into the men's room here with a camera crew in tow and LICKED A TOILET SEAT!!!! We're not just talking a little lick here; we're talking a full on, lustful, tongue-firmly-planted-against-the-seat, as-much-coverage-as-humanly-possible, I-love-you-like-no-one-else, I-want-to-do-incredibly-dirty-things-to-you, blatant tonguing. We're talking Jim Carrey in Dumb and Dumber french kissing here. After he was done, a janitor was asked how often the seat was cleaned. He replied "three times a day...I'm about to do it now." I swear, this man hasn't laughed as hard in the last decade as he did when informed of the act in question. Now; in the Bahamas, I was given $400 for holding a handful of french fries for three hours; reporter Courtney Harrington was given $200 for eating a spoonful of weird salad; Jeff Madsen once paid Rick Fuller $250 to drink a sample bottle of Scope, so Jeremy must have made a mint, right? Right? He got $100. ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS???!?!? Now, I can appreciate going the extra yard to entertain, but what I can't back is Jeremy allowing himself to be angled into the worst deal in prop bet history. That was a thousand-dollar lick, and the art of the deal is as crucial as the deal itself. Poor, poor form. I weep for his child. We work with some sick, sick people here folks. Just another day on the job.

John Juanda Doubles Up

Level 8: 120,000-240,000, 30,000 ante

On a board of AK47 a middle position player bets T6,600 into John Juanda. Juanda thinks before pushing in his last T15,600. His opponent makes the call and shows A10. Juanda shows the best hand with AQ as we wait for the camera crew to come to film the Juanda when the river card is dealt. When the crew is set the dealer turns over the 6 to give Juanda the pot and double him up. With players anxious to collect an extra $5,000 for eliminating a "shooting star" this is not the first example of someone calling the all-in of a short stack with a less then stellar hand.

Four Shooting Stars at the Same Table

Level 8: 120,000-240,000, 30,000 ante

Jennifer Harman, Amir Vahedi, Chip Reese and Miami John Cernuto are all seated together at the same table. With $20,000 in bounty money up for grabs, we could see some fireworks from the table.

Amir's Disagreement

Level 8: 120,000-240,000, 30,000 ante

This didn’t happen at the table, though. It was outside near the end of the dinner break. Amir Vahedi stepped past the front doors and lit up his signature cigar. He was immediately approached by several fans asking for photos and autographs. At the same time, without having a chance to move, a Bay 101 security person came out and asked Amir to move away from the doors with his cigar. Amir moved a few feet to the side in the hopes of pacifying the complaint, but the man with the badge said, “Don’t be a smart ass.�? That set off Amir, who got quite angry and asked for a supervisor. In the meantime, Amir went back toward the door momentarily – puffing that cigar – to pose for a picture requested by a fan. Finally, the supervisor came out and calmed everyone, and it was business as usual.

Paul Darden Doubles Up

Level 8: 120,000-240,000, 30,000 ante

A late position player opens the pot for a standard 3x the big blind raise to T1,500. Paul Darden Jr. then re-raises on the button to T5,900. The other player comes over the top, enough to put Darden all-in. Darden makes the call. Darden shows AK and has his opponent in bad shape with AJ. The board comes Q7310J to give Darden the pot and double him up to T40,000.

Level 7 - Shuffle Up and Deal!

Level 8: 120,000-240,000, 30,000 ante

Players are back from dinner break. Blinds are now T250 and T500 with T50 Antes. There are currently 144 players remaining.

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Level 8: 120,000-240,000, 30,000 ante

Another One Bites the Dust

Level 8: 120,000-240,000, 30,000 ante

The rush of eliminations continues shortly before the dinner break as Daniel Alaei has joined the ranks among the rail.