The players have recently returned from their dinner break.

Here's what's been occurring at the felt.

Mouth Bites Back

Having seen his stack decimated by Jeff Lisandro, just before dinner, Mike came back, clearly in no mood to give up easily, shoving over the top of several raises and showing down pat hands when his opponents gave it up.

His stack at a lowly $450k ish pre-dinner moved rapidly up to $700,000. He's not going down without a fight!

It got even better for Mike as he called a bet from Lisandro preflop and drew one to Lisandro's two. 

Steady As She Goes

On the river Lisandro counted out $100,000 and was quickly called by Mike who tabled a T low, Lisandro mucking his bluff.

Lip From Mouth

Revitalised and chipped up over a million now, Mike has got his voice back, taking time out to have a joke with the crowd.

When Jeffrey Lisandro, who has been pretty aggressive, folded from the small blind, Mike had this to say,

Getting It In The Neck From The Mouth

"What time is that folks. 11.05? Make a note of it, at 11.05 Jeffrey Lisandro folded from the small blind for the first time in his life! Give him a round of applause!"

The crowd, entertained by Mike's antics, obliged and warmly applauded Jeff for this rare show of generosity!

Finally the players have clashed swords and it is the fiery Mike Matusow who has drawn first blood in this four handed battle.

Not So Easy Squeezy (Lindgren OUT - 4th)

After Jeffrey Lisandro popped it up to $85,000 on the button, The Mouth flat called from the small blind.

Erick Lindgren saw this as a great opportunity to squeeze and moved allin. Mike took his time and....called!

Erick drew 1 card, Matusow two.

The tension rose as Matusow flipped over his hand 8-7-6-4-2. A monster 8-7 low at this stage and one Lindgren was unlikely to match.

He rolled them over and as expected, he couldn't beat this, shaking his head as he got up from the table, whilst Mike fist-pumped as his customary show of pleasure as he realised he had won the hand.

I Don-t Got It!

No second bracelet for Erick today!

Erick Lindgren is OUT, eliminated in 4th spot for $156,151.

Since Erick's elimination, Barry has been putting the pressure on Lisandro, re-raising allin several times to pick up pots off the iceman.

Toothless Mouth?

Lisandro raised it up to $85,000 on the button, only to find Matusow re-popping it to $285,000 from the small blind.

A pass from Greenstein but Lisandro refused to let 'The Mouth' bully him, making the call.

Mike stood pat and Lisandro drew one.

Lisandro checked the river, and Mike bet out $200,000 confidently. Lisandro interrogated Mike for a short while, receiving no response from his impassive figure.

Eventually he called and Mike scowled his displeasure immediately, mucking what was obviously a bluff as the audience gently applauded Lisandro's bravery.

Mike has a chance to get his composure back as the players have now broken for a dinner break.

Nice Ice Baby!

Current Chip Counts

Here are the pre-dinner chip counts. Lisandro has taken a stranglehold on the competition and Mike will have his work cut out to breach the deficit.

Counts courtesy of WorldSeriesOfPoker.com