With just four tables left in play, the remaining 36 players have been sent on a 15 minute break.

There was about 20,000 in the middle on a turn board of when Joy Matinek checked in middle position to her opponent in late position.

He bet 10,000 and Martinek moved all in for 37,500. Her opponent happily called and thought he had knocked out Martinek as he showed his for a turned flush.

Martinek however turned over for a turned full house to leave him drawing dead as she boosts her stack into six figures as the field is now down to five tables.

Joy Martinek

105,000

105,000

Picking action up on a flop of with 50,000 in the middle, Linda Rodrigues bet 25,000 from the big blind.

Paul Kassella then moved all in for 167,500 from middle position, which sent Rodrigues into the tank.

She had been steadily building a big stack all day long but was now facing a decision that could potentially put a huge dent in it.

After a couple of minutes in the tank, Rodrigues opted to preserve her chips and fold, sending a sizeable pot to kassella.

As blinds get huge and play approaches just three tables left, decisions at each table are getting more and more important with just 15 players today advancing to Day 2 and making the money.

Paul Kassella	242,500	130,500
Linda Rodrigues	180,000	-105,000

While the BPO Florida World Championship continues, across the room, the Charity Series of Poker "Folding for the Families" event is underway.

The winner of this tournament receives $5,000, plus there are ten bounties in the field including Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi.

All public donations go to benefit Folded Flag, a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring the U.S. military by aiding the families of fallen servicemen and women with financial support for continued education.

In action from the feature table, Tuan Phan raised in late position and got jammed on by Rafael Alvarez in the big blind to the tune of 46,500. Phan happily called.

Rafael Alvarez:
Tuan Phan:

The board came , flopping each player a pair, but after getting a straight draw on the turn, Alvarez couldn't complete that draw, while Phan made his added flush draw to end Alvarez's night.

Tuan Phan	195,000	85,000
Rafael Alvarez	0	0

With just four tables left in play, the remaining 36 players have been sent on a 15 minute break.

There was about 20,000 in the middle on a turn board of when Joy Matinek checked in middle position to her opponent in late position.

He bet 10,000 and Martinek moved all in for 37,500. Her opponent happily called and thought he had knocked out Martinek as he showed his for a turned flush.

Martinek however turned over for a turned full house to leave him drawing dead as she boosts her stack into six figures as the field is now down to five tables.

Joy Martinek

105,000

105,000

Patrick Meadowcroft, who tells PokerNews that it's his 84th birthday is celebrating it here at the BPO Florida World Championship and making a run at Day 2.

in a recent hand after defending his big blind to a raise from Tuan Phan in early position, the duo checked the flop to see the come in on the turn.

Meadowcroft checked again, then called a bet of 7,000 from Phan. On the river, Meadowcroft bet 20,000, leaving himself just 6,000 behind.

Phan showed the and folded, telling Meadowcroft that he can't possibly be bluffing.

The birthday boy dragged the pot and continues his march toward the money.

Tuan Phan	110,000
Patrick Meadowcroft	65,000	-93,000

While the BPO Florida World Championship continues, across the room, the Charity Series of Poker "Folding for the Families" event is underway.

The winner of this tournament receives $5,000, plus there are ten bounties in the field including Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi.

All public donations go to benefit Folded Flag, a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring the U.S. military by aiding the families of fallen servicemen and women with financial support for continued education.

The 56th Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) event is set to begin here at Palm Beach Kennel Club at 5 p.m. local time.

The event comes with a $5,000 first prize, along with other final table and silent auction prizes, plus ten player bounties including Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi.

The $150 tournament buy-in gets players 10,000 chips to start. Unlimited $50 rebuys for another 10,000 chips are available until the start of Level 9, so long as a player is below their original starting stack. In the break before the end of registration, a $50 add-on for an additional 20,000 chips is available.