Busted 2nd bullet. Played tight all day then got stack in w KK vs AQo. 3rd bullet coming after dinner break.
— Justin Bonomo (@JustinBonomo) August 23, 2013
More Chip Counts
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
| Bryan Leskowitz | 95,000 |
| Adam Geyer | 74,000 |
| Phil Laak | 57,000 |
| Mike Leah | 50,000 |
| Corey Burbick | 49,000 |
| Michael Benvenuti | 47,000 |
| Harrison Gimbel | 46,000 |
| Dan Shak | 46,000 |
| James Mackey | 43,000 |
| Cherish Andrews | 36,000 |
| Eric Baldwin | 35,000 |
| Paul Volpe | 34,000 |
| Griffin Benger | 33,000 |
| Chris Klodnicki | 33,000 |
| Phil Ivey | 28,000 |
| Allen Bari | 27,500 |
| Jim Collopy | 27,000 |
| Carlos Mortensen | 27,000 |
| Darren Elias | 26,000 |
| Aaron Massey | 21,000 |
| Bryan Campanello | 20,000 |
| Kurt Jewell | 18,500 |
| Kevin Eyster | 18,000 |
| Yevgeniy Timoshenko | 16,000 |
| Tristan Wade | 11,500 |
Layne Flack Eliminated
The flop read 
when Layne Flack moved all in for 17,650 under the gun and the cutoff reraised all in over the top of him. The small blind called all in for 31,500 and the three players flipped over their cards.
Flack: 
Cutoff: 
Small Blind: 
Turn and River: 
Flack was eliminated on the hand and the cutoff took a big hit down to 9,000. The cutoff more than doubled up to survive with his set of fives.
Level 9 Begins
Level 8 comes to an end, and Level 9 begins with increased blinds of 300-600 and a 75 ante. Play continues without a break.
The tournament clock shows 666 entrants in today’s Day 1B field, creating a two-day total of 1,300. Today’s number is likely to grow a little bit more, as registration remains open until the end of the dinner break. (Dinner will be from 6:30-8:00 pm.)
The Toughest Seat in the Room
This may be a large field (666 entrants and counting here on Day 1B), but there are still some tough tables with top players. But it seems that the toughest seat in the room belongs to Jason Koon.
He has four-time WSOP bracelet winner and WPT winner Daniel Alaei on his immediate left, and the #1 ranked poker player in the world Jason Mercier two to his left. It doesn’t get much tougher than that.
Update: As Christian Harder correctly points out on Twitter, there is still a poor soul who has to contend with not only Alaei and Mercier on their left, but also Koon.
@BJNemeth don’t mean to nitpick but wouldn’t the toughest seat in the room be the guy to @JasonKoon right? You know what I mean?
— Christian Harder (@realcharder30) August 23, 2013
Phil Ivey Arrives
Playing OFC with @BrokeLivingJRB and Cassidy pic.twitter.com/1xKHGjH9kr
— Phil Ivey (@philivey) August 23, 2013
When Phil Ivey sent the above tweet, there was much speculation about where he was headed and whether it was to South Florida.
Well, Phil Ivey has arrived at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open and he has taken a seat in the tournament. We will try to catch some hands from him since he is sure to be active at his table.
Tony Dunst Eliminated
Busted second bullet with AQ to KJ on AQT8 with flush draw. Firing third time tomorrow.
— Tony Dunst (@Bond_18) August 23, 2013
More Chip Counts
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
| Jason Young | 108,000 |
| Sam Barnhart | 79,000 |
| Steven Silverman | 78,000 |
| Terrence Chan | 63,000 |
| Daniel Alaei | 56,000 |
| Jared Hamby | 52,000 |
| Hiren Patel | 44,000 |
| David Tuthill | 43,000 |
| Lily Kiletto | 43,000 |
| David Benyamine | 41,000 |
| Jason Koon | 41,000 |
| Chris Hunichen | 40,000 |
| Jason Mercier | 39,000 |
| Nick Grippo | 36,000 |
| Scott Baumstein | 35,000 |
| Andy Hwang | 34,000 |
| Matt Vengrin | 34,000 |
| Owais Ahmed | 31,000 |
| Allen Kessler | 31,000 |
| Justin Bonomo | 29,000 |
| Sheddy Siddiqui | 29,000 |
| Freddy Deeb | 28,000 |
| Cliff Josephy | 25,000 |
| Aaron Jones | 24,000 |
| Elio Fox | 24,000 |
| Layne Flack | 14,000 |
| Jospeh Cheong | 13,000 |
| Victor Ramdin | 5,000 |
Is There Room For an Electric Guitar In There?
Finally got my trophy case setup in my new place, hoping to add some hardware this weekend pic.twitter.com/rbvAbFLkuO
— Jason Mercier (@JasonMercier) August 23, 2013
Level 8 Begins (651 Entrants)
Level 7 comes to an end, and Level 8 begins with increased blinds of 250-500 and a 75 ante. Play continues without a break.
The tournament clock shows 651 entrants in the Day 1B field, though registration remains open until the end of the dinner break. (Dinner will be from 6:30-8:00 pm.) Action is scheduled to continue tonight until about 12:15 am.