It was quite a rollercoaster ride for Peter Darlington today. He was chip leader a few times, and short stack a few times as well but he always managed to stay alive.

Darlington had just over $50k USD in winnings going into the game today so this is certainly his biggest cash. It was his fourth win on the live felt, and while it probably won't quite push him over $100k on Hendon, he'll be very close.

Mal Hagan had a steep hill to climb tonight heads up against Peter Darlington. He was at a chip deficit the whole way, though he managed to chip up to 2:1 down a couple of times.

The final hand saw both players limp to a flop of where Mal Hagan check-called for 300k. The came on the turn and Hagan checked again, but this time shoved over the 600k bet from Darlington.

Darlington snapped it off and had two pair with against Hagan's for top pair. The was a brick and Hagan had to settle for second tonight.

Mal Hagan just got a double back to about 7 million again after getting chipped down to under 3 million. He raised to 550k and Peter Darlington called to see on the flop. They both checked to the turn where Darlington shoved.

Hagan took a second before calling off for his tournament life. His ace-king was ahead of jack-five for Darlington and he hit a king on the river just for good measure.

They are heads up now after Chase Cromwell took 3rd place, though I was outside for a break and missed the action. Peter Darlington is now leading heads up against Mal Hagan, but they've taken a short break before the heads-up phase.

Deven Lane was the 4th place finisher tonight, though I missed the action as I was outside for a quick break.

Mal Hagan was short after the break after getting into a huge hand with Peter Darlington just before the break. He got one shove through with no resistance, but a few hands later he shoved his bog blind over a raise from Chase Cromwell. Cromwell called for essentially a race between ace-jack for Hagan and king-queen for Cromwell. The board missed both so the ace held and Hagan doubled up to about 2.5 million.

There are just four players left in the 4-Flight now after Tang Jooce hit the rail in 5th place. I missed the action while I was getting pictures of the Seniors final table.

Peter Darlington limped the small blind, and Mal Hagan checked his option to the flop. Darlington fired 150k and Hagan called to the turn.

Darlington bet 300k and Hagan flatted to the river where Darlington bet 800k. Hagan made a quick call, mucking his hand when Darlington showed six-deuce for the riverboat.

Bogdan Szafranowicz was the 6th place finisher tonight, though I missed the action as I was updating info on the other games in action today.

They are down to six players left now after Zeyu "Skytrain" Huang lost a race to finish in 7th place tonight.

The flop of was already out when Bogdan Szafranowicz bet 150k from the small blind. Tang Jooce called from the big blind to see on the turn. Szafranowicz fired 240k, but then tank-mucked when Jooce raised it up to 625k.

Zeyu "Skytrain" Huang raised to 250k from the hijack and Tang Jooce called from the button, as did Mal Hagan from the big blind. The flop came and Hagan checked. Skytrain bet 350k which Jooce called before Hagan put in the raise to 1.1 million. Huang folded quickly, and Jooce followed suit after a bit more time.

Peter Darlington opened early to 275k, then called when Mal Hagan shoved for 1.88 million. Hagan was on queens against the pocket sevens for Darlington and neither player hit the board, keeping Hagan's ladies in front.

It was blind on blind when Tang Jooce limped, then called after Peter Darlington raised to 300k. The flop came and Jooce check-called for 400k. Both players checked the turn and Jooce fired 800k on the river. After a bit of time in the tank, Darlington gave up his hand.

They are down to 7 left now after Terry Langdon hit the rail in a cooler. He'd been nursing a short stack for a while and finally looked down at ace-queen under the gun. He shoved, but Tang Jooce, two to his left, woke up with ace-king and reshoved.

The rest of the table got out of the way, and Langdon was drawing thin. The flop of gave them both Broadway draws, reversing their outs, but the rest of the board bricked out and Langdon was forced to settle for 8th place.

They are down to 8 left on the final table now after Adam Crockett lost his chips shortly after the dinner break ended. Crocket flatted the big blind with aces after Bogdan Szafranowicz raised the cutoff. The flop was queen-jack-six and Crockett led for 225k, then shoved when Szafranowicz raised to 525k. Szafranowicz called with queen-jack, and Crockett bricked the rest of the board for his 9th-place finish.

The players are just moments away from their dinner break now with the end of Level 26. I'll grab some chip counts during dinner and action should resume again in about 45 minutes.

I arrived at the table with action on the flop reading . Tang Jooce checked to Peter Darlington, who fired 360k. Jooce called to the turn where he checked again, then tank-called when Darlington shoved 1.36 million.

Peter Darlington:
Tang Jooce:

Darlington was ahead with the two pair, and the was a brick for Jooce, who was looking for a jack or a paired board on the three or ten.

They are down to 9 left now after Josh Myers got it in against Peter Darlington with Darlington barely covering him. Myers was dominated with ace-sic against ace-eight and Darlington hit his 8 to secure the win.

They are down to 10 left now, on the final table, after C)">Kyle Kamachi bubbled the final 10. I'll grab some pictures of the final ten shortly.

They are down to 11 players left now, on the bubble to the 10-handed final table. Roger Frederick and Michael Baldwin were the most recent casualties to get them to the bubble.

Meanwhile, Terry Langdon chipped up a bit after he raised preflop under the gun and saw a flop of heads up against big blind Deven Lane. Both players checked the flop, but when Lane led the turn for 150k, Langdon came over the top to 350k to force the fold from Lane.

The board was already out reading with a pot of more than 1 million in the middle when Mal Hagan shoved from the big blind, sending button Peter Darlington into the tank for a bit. He eventually elected to much his hand to send the pot to Hagan uncontested.

It looks like Deven Lane and Zeyu Huang are the chip leaders right now with both players sitting on about 3 million.

They are down to 13 left now after Sung Roh and DJ Sharma hit the rail recently. There is one more payout of $3,528 before it jumps to $4,285 at 12th place.

Gail Flaherty and Oliver Vieira Dos Santos took the final two spots at $2,954 to bring the field to 15. The next player out gets the pay jump to $3,528.

Gail Flaherty had a very short stack of just 75k at the break, and she was all in shortly after they returned. Chase Cromwell had her in trouble with a turned ace, and she was off to the cage for 17th place money.

The remaining 17 players are now out for another break with the end of Level 23. I'll grab some stacks on the break for the final 17.

They are down to 18 players left in Day 2 now after Clint Galloway hit the rail in 19th place. They have just broken down to the final two tables with just under 20 minutes to play in Level 23.

Paul Sampson was the most recent casualty in 20th place to leave 19 players left in Day 2. They'll do another redraw after the next elimination for the final two tables. There are now just under 30 minutes left in Level 23.

A double-knockout brought the field down to 20 left now after Wayne Bartnik and Mason St. Martin hit the rail on the same hand just now. Bartnik took the final payout of $2,184 while St, Martin got the pay jump to $2,518. All payouts so far are posted in the Payouts section.

They are down to 22 players remaining as Level 23 begins. The remaining players will head out for the second break of the day following this level, then return for three more levels of poker before the dinner break.

Jerry Li and Jason McArthur were the most recent players to exit the game from the final three tables. There are now 23 players left in the game with McArthur taking the first payout spot worth $2,184.

They are down to 25 players now with just over 40 minutes to play in Level 22 and the next break scheduled after the end of Level 23. The average stack right now is a bit less than 30 bigs.

They are now down to 27 players and redrawing for the final three tables. I've had a quick look around at the stacks and it looks like Tang Jooce is the leader with a bit more than 2 million. Deven Lane looks to be on about 1.4 million while Gail Falharty is on about 1 million and DJ Sharma is one of a few players that are just below the seven-figure mark.

There are 28 players remaining in Day 2 now with just under 10 minutes to play in Level 21. After the next elimination, they'll redraw for the final three tables.

They are nearing the three-table redraw today with the field now down to 29 players left. The full list of cashers so far is under the Payouts tab.

The field is down to 33 left now as players head out for their first break of the day. When they return for Level 21 in just over 10 minutes, the official Day 2 levels will begin with 45-minute blinds.

They are down to 42 players remaining now, and the final level of play at 30 minutes is now underway. They'll take their first break of the day following this level, then return for the official start of Day 2 and 45-minute blinds with the beginning of Level 21.

They are down to the final five tables now with 43 players left alive. Among the recent busts were Anthony Casten, Chris Klementis, Dolant Limbago, Keagan Ballard, and Melissa Sekulich, who was in Day 2 today with her first every bag in a multi-day event.

They are down to 50 players remaining now after the exits of Patrick Wilson and Dusty Speta. With Level 19 just beginning there are now 2 levels left at 30 minute blinds before it jumps to 45 for Level 21.

I guess I was a bit tired last night as I forgot to upload the prizes into the Day 2. That has now been rectified and the prize pool is now showing along with the first five cashing players.

There are now 10 minutes left in Level 18.

The action has started out pretty quickly with four players hitting the rail so far in the first 15 minutes of play. Vancouver's Amir Khan was among the recent busts.

Day 2 of the 4-Flight is now underway with 57 players in their seats and Level 18 just beginning. They have three levels of play at 30 minutes left before they hit the official day 2 blinds of 45 minutes when Level 21 begins.

Day 2 Chips by Seat

Event #3: $400 4-Flight ($330 + $70)

Date: Day 2, May 5, 1 PM
Blinds: 30/40 Min
Entries: 1,101
Remaining: 57
Prizes: $363,330
First Place: $58,815

Day 2 is now set for the 4-Flight with 57 players from 1,101 entries returning for the big money on Sunday. The chip leader has asked to be anonymous for now, but the big stack going into Sunday is 1.133 million. Zeyu 'Skytrain' Huang is second with 1.048m while Peter Darlington is on 1.002m to start Day 2. Full stacks sorted by size can be found under the chip counts tab. Day 2 seat assignments will follow in a new post shortly.

The Day 2 action kicks off at 1 PM tomorrow, but players are asked to be in the room by 12:45 to get the bags open for an on-time start.