Alex Kravchenko raises to $1.4 million from the button and Jerry Yang re-raises to $3.5 million from the small blind. Kravchenko barely pauses for a minute before shoving his stack into the middle with his trademark inscrutable expression still etched on his face.

Yang asks for a count and begins pacing and pumping his fist before making the call and turning up A T to the Barnacle's wired pair of cowboys. The audience is on its feet waiting for the flop, which comes 8 6 6. The turn is a 3, which is no help for Yang and leaves the only American at the table needing to spike an ace on the river to avoid doubling up Kravchenko again.

The river card is the 2, giving many members of the audience pause as they imagine they've seen an ace. It's no rocket, however, and Kravchenko has doubled up to around $27 million to land a heavy blow against Yang and continue his battle for the bracelet.

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Here are the latest goings-on to have hit the Amazon Room since Tuan Lam's double-up:

Cold War Revisited

Alex Kravchenko limps-in from the small blind and Jerry Yang checks his option from the big blind. The flop comes 8 5 4 and both players check. The turn is the A and Kravchenko bets out $600,000. Yang raises to $2.6 million. Kravchenko mulls over his options and decides to shove the rest of his chips in the middle, a $7.75 million raise. Yang looks to be folding, then caps his cards, then thinks about the situation a little longer and decides to lay the hand down amidst the cheers of the assembled gallery.

100th Hand

Tournament director Jack Effel has just announced that we've played out the 100th hand of the final table. Last year's final table went 260, so if precedent holds we've still got a long way to go yet. Among those in the crowd at the moment are Mike "The Mouth" Matusow, Marcel Luske and Gus Hansen.

More Chips for Yang

Alex Kravchenko raises preflop and Jerry Yang flat-calls. The flop comes A Q 9. Both players check and the turn is the K. Kravchenko checks and Yang bets out $1.7 million. After some heavy Kravchenko-esque thought, the Russian lays it down and Yang takes the pot.

Guessing and Second-Guessing

Raymond Rahme raises and Alex Kravchenko makes the call. The flop comes K 3 2 and Rahme checks to Kravchenko, who bets $2 million. Rahme thinks things over and then mucks, shipping the pot to the Barnacle.