Pros Treading Water

 Eric the Great

All three pros are hovering around the starting stack of 25k.  Eric Buchman, the 4th place finisher at the 2009 WSOP Main Event, has been pretty quiet and while on break one player joked, "if he stays away he can last at least five more levels."

Bernard Lee, 13th in the 2005 Main Event, has been up and down and recently doubled to 20k with 9♠ 2♠. He flopped two pairs and slow played it until finally collecting on the river. "He's been running over the table," joked Winston, who's sitting with 27k.

Lee quickly snaps back, "I didn't hear you complaining when I sprinkled 13 thousand around the table,"

Players are on a 10 minute break after playing the first four levels.