One of the many promotional aspects of this WSOP are large ping pong paddle-esque signs bearing the All-In energy drink logo distributed around each of the tables.  Whenever a player’s all-in is called by another person, the dealer at the table raises his All-In pong paddle skyward and calls out so that the media and interested bystanders can come over and see the action.

As we neared the dinner break, it seemed like the paddles were flying fast and furious and several P5ers were caught in the crossfire including Alex “AJKHoosier1″ Kamberis, Matt “AllInAt420″ Stout, Eric “E-Fro” Froehlich, Larry “larrygold” Goldstein, Mike “michnak” Michnik, Zac “iLLNuGWichee” Fronterhouse, and Anthony “D1rtyR1v3r” Nardi.

Nardi called the all-in of his opponent on a board reading A-9-9-2 and threw his hands in the air in frustration when his opponent turned over 2-2 while Nardi held A-Q.  He got no help from the K on the river and headed for the rail.

One player who has been heading nowhere but up is Jon “Pearljammer” Turner (pictured at left).  He doubled up early on when he held pocket queens and flopped quads and got paid off by a player holding pocket kings.  With the blinds at 150/300 Jon raised to 750 in middle position and the player in the big blind called.  The flop came out K97 and both players checked.  They checked again when the 7 peeled off on the turn.  The big blind fired out 1.5K when the 2 hit on the river and Turner thought for a minute before making the call.  His opponent tossed her hand in the muck before Jon could reveal his KJ.

Jamie “TheCronic420″ Rosen (pictured at right) has accumulated one of the top stacks in the tournament with a little over 70k. Rosen recently got involved in an interesting hand where he bet 1500 in a raised pot on a J86 flop and his opponent check called out of the blind. The turn was the K and both players checked. The river brought the J and Rosen’s opponent bet 2k and Rosen called. Both players chopped, Rosen showing QQ and his opponent the KJ.
 
Here are some chip counts headed into dinner break:
Jon “PearlJammer” Turner - 52K
Louis “MrBeeks” Werman - 43K
Tim “TMay420″ West - 41K
Doug “resilient” Smith - 40K
Brock “t_soprano” Parker - 35K
Richard “Lee Nickel” Fohrenbach - 29K
Jonathan “FieryJustice” Little - 25K
Joe “Dyzalot” Morneau - 25K
Josh “squintngo” Goldstein - 24K
Adam “akat11″ Katz - 23K
Shannon Shorr - 21K
Justin “looshle” Pechie - 20.5K
Jason Gray - 20K
Aaron Been - 20K
Peter “number1pen” Neff - 19K
Mike “SowersUNCC” Sowers - 16.5K
Barry Greenstein - 15K
TJ “Doubles00ted” Slifka - 13.5K
Ken “isuck123″ Goldin - 13.5K
Steven “CornellFiji” Ware - 13K
Joe Sebok - 12K
JC “PrtyPSux” Alvarado - 8.5K
Dan “wretchy” Martin - 9.5K
Kevin “BeL0WaB0Ve” Saul - 6.5K

We’ll be back with the action at the conclusion of the 90 minute dinner break.
  

• July 11, 2008 -- Double Double (or Toil and Trouble)
• July 4, 2008 -- Short Stacked Shorr Looking to Chip Up
• July 12, 2008 -- Looking Back in the Rearviewmirror
• July 11, 2008 -- People Don’t You Know It’s About Time?