Rob Majura is our clear cut chip leader with 123,000. Jon Godwin (pictured above) is his closest competitor with 70,000 in chips and Lane Phillips rounds out the top 3 with 69,000 in chips.
Santos Rivers a Boat
The roller coaster ride that is Adam Santos’ day continues as he is back up to just over 50,000.
We missed the action, but we were told by a staff member that one a flop of 

, Santos got the last of his chips in against 
and 
with 8-3. The turn was a blank and the river was three to give Santos a full house and the pot.
With 24 players remaining, Santos has an above average stack.
Level 10 Begins
The blinds have been increased to 500/1,000 with a 100 ante. There are currently 25 players remaining in the tournament.
Manjura Chipping Up
A player moves all in from early position for 11,300 and Rob Manjura (pictured) calls from middle position.
Manjura tables 
and is in good shape against his opponent’s 
. Manjura couldn’t have been happy about the flop as the dealer spread 

, giving his opponent middle pair, a flush draw, and lots of outs against Manjura’s queens.
The turn is the
and the river is the
and Manjura sends a player home as he continues his late night push towards the chip lead. He is sitting with 90,000.
Santos Crippled, Then Doubles
“Look at this,” said Adam Santos as we walked by the table. “The donkey had 80,000 and now he has nothing.”
Adam Santos, our one-time chip leader was down to about 7,000 in chips. Rob Manjura recapped the hand to us as how Santos lost most of his chips.
Santos raised to 2,600 preflop and Manjura called from the big blind. The flop was 9-8-4 and Manjura checked. Santos bet 20,000 and Manjura moved all in for 33,200 total. Santos called with pocket aces and was behind Manjura’s set of nines.
The turn and river bricked out for Santos and he was crippled.
Shortly after we found Santos all in and called the last of his chips. He tabled 
and was up against his opponent’s 
.
“Look at this,” said Santos. “I’m ahead.
The flop came 

and Santos was now searching for a nine.
“Time to go play PLO,” said Santos before the dealer burned and turned the
.
The river is the
and Santos fills up.
“Look at that,” said Santos. “I got a boat.”
Santos is sitting with 15,000.
Level 9 Underway
The players have returned from break and blinds have been increased to 400/800 with a 100 ante.
Break Time
The remaining 30 players are taking a 15 minute break.
Maddah Takes One
There was a late position limp before the player in the cutoff raised to 3,000. There were a few folds before Wally Maddah three-bet to 6,500 from the big blind.
The player in the cutoff called and they saw a flop of 7d5s4h. Maddah bets 15,000 and the cutoff goes into the tank.
“I should shove, ” said the cutoff. “But I’ll just let you have it.”
The cutoff shows 
before he mucks his hand.
“I would have snap-called,” replied Maddah.
Maddah tables 
and grows his stack to 56,000 as we inch closer to the second break of the flight.
Level 8 Begins
The blinds have been increased to 300/600 with a 75 ante. There are 34 players remaining.
Lindo Makes a Good Call
Oscar Lindo (pictured) faces an all in from his opponent on the river with the board reading 



. After Lindo thinks for a few moments, he tosses a couple chips into the pot, indicating he is calling.
His opponent is hesitant to show his cards and Lindo tables 
, good for a pair of fours. His opponent taps and the table and mucks his cards. Lindo increases his stack to 44,000 with the pot.



