Joining the action on fourth street and Jim Collopy had fired out, getting called by Erika Trenck, Ron Fast and Par Hilderbrand. When Fast made open sevens, it was checked around to Trenck who bet with everyone calling and this was repeated on sixth street. On seventh, it was checked all the way around to Fast who bet, Hilderbrand made the call but then Collopy check-raised and everyone called.
Collopy showed his wheel which was only good for the low as Fast had made a ten-high flush for the high. Trenck was eliminated and Hilderbrand was scooped.
Collopy was very disappointed to hit a wheel and not take the whole pot, summing it all up with, "This is a stupid game."
So far, we've mainly been concentrating on all of the short stacks that have busted, but obviously those chips are going to other players at the table, and here's a look at how some of the big names are faring so far today.
Cyndy Violette had completed on third and her opponent made it two bets behind. Violette called and then called bets on fourth and fifth before firing out on sixth when he checked. On seventh the other player checked again and Violette bet once more, getting called. Violette showed for a boat and her opponent flashed for trips that hadn't boated up.
Tom Dwan was knocked down to a mere 500 chips on a hand where his opponent had a flush. Dwan tossed his last 300 in on the next hand, and got two callers in Thor Hansen and Rostislav Tsodikov. The board ran out, and Hansen had a low, while Tsodikov had two pair, kings and queens. Dwan couldn't beat either, and just like that, he has been eliminated.
In our most recent run through of the floor, we saw Thomas Keller and Matt Savage getting out of their chairs and heading for the rail. They have both been eliminated in the second level of the day.
Jeff Madsen brought in and Matt Savage completed. Francesco Barbaro, who won a bracelet in the 08 earlier in the series made the call and Madsen came along too. On fourth, Savage checked, Barbaro bet and Madsen called and the WPT tournament director mucked. Madsen fired out on fifth street and Barbaro called before the action went check-check as Barbaro made an open pair of tens.
Barbaro also checked on seventh and called a bet from Madsen, the young double bracelet winner showed for a flush which was good enough for the entire pot as Barbaro couldn't produce a low.
With several players entering the day with under 10 big bets, eliminations are coming fast and furious. In the latest roung of eliminations, we saw Jonathan Duhamel and Ali Eslami leave their seats and head for the rail.
Joining the action on sixth street and it had been checked around to Tom Dwan who bet, John Cernuto then check-raised and Jim Paluszek made the call. Dwan also called and Cernuto fired out on seventh, Paluszek folded and Dwan sighed and made the call.
Cernuto turned over for the ace high flush and a 7-5-4-3-A low to scoop the pot and "Durrrr" mucked his hand.
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for a boat and her opponent flashed 
for trips that hadn't boated up.
low, while Tsodikov had two pair, kings and queens. Dwan couldn't beat either, and just like that, he has been eliminated.
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