Xiaodong Xia has just regained the chip lead after taking some chips from Leang Kang.
The hand started with Xia betting out 3,500 on a flop reading and finding two callers, one of which was Kang, in middle position. The turn feel the and Xia checked. Kang then bet 12,000, forcing a fold from his opponent on the button. Xia called, and both saw the river drop the . Again, Xia checked, before tank-calling a bet of 25,000 from Kang.
Kang wasn’t too happy as he tabled . Xia showed the to win the hand, and move up to 225,000 in chips.
The action was caught with Ashley Warner opening to 2,800 before the player in the big blind, moved all in for his remaining 10,900 in chips. Warner snap-called and the cards were shown.
Warner:
Opponent:
The board ran out to see Warner make the nut-flush, and send his opponent to the rail. Warner now sits on 38,000 in chips.
Joe Allis has been eliminated from the tournament, after starting the day with a sizeable chip stack. We found out that on a 2-5-Q flop, Allis went into the tank, after his opponent moved all in. He eventually made the call with pocket jack, but was behind to his opponent’s flopped set of fives. He was left with only 6,000 in chips, and lost the remainder shortly after.
Two of the biggest stacks in the room, Angie Fitzgerald and Marc Wittkopf, just battled it out over on table 4. It was recalled to us that all the money eventually went in on the river, with Fitzgerald showing pocket three’s for flopped quads. Wittkopf could only look in shock, after turning a full-house, holding pocket sixes.
“He just kept feeding the pot throughout the hand, and I went along,” Fitzgerald said. She now sits as the chip leader early on in proceedings, with 215,000 in chips.
From late-position, Cole Swannack opened the pot, with a bet of 2,400. A short-stack in the big blind made the call to see the flop come . Swannack’s opponent went into the tank for a minute, before finally announcing all-in, and committing his last 12,900 into the middle. Swannack made the call, and the cards were shown.
Opponent:
Swannack:
Swannack was behind, but could catch any diamond or four to win the pot. The turn and river didn’t help, as it fell the and to see him drop to 50,000 in chips.
Action started with Jamie Mulligan opening to 2,700, and finding a call from both players in the blinds. The flop came out , and the blinds checked. Mulligan continued with a bet of 3,600, which only the big blind called. Both players checked the on the turn, to see the fall on the river. The player in the big blind instantly bet out 5,000 which Mulligan snap-called.
Mulligan was not happy when his opponent tabled for trip kings.
“I haven’t had aces the whole tournament,” said Mulligan, as he opened mucked .
We arrived at the table to see a player open to 3,000 before Ashley Warner on the button, moved all in for his remaining 20,000 in chips. His opponent snap-called and the players tabled their cards.
Warner:
Opponent:
Both players had the same cards, and saw the flop fall . Warner’s opponent had back-door flush outs, but the hand was chopped when the turn came the .
“Boooooo,” laughed Warner’s opponent.
“Boo-‘urns,” replied Warner, as the river came the . "I wanted to go to the bar."
Warner will have to wait a little longer, as he sits on 22,000 in chips.
and finding two callers, one of which was Kang, in middle position. The turn feel the 
and Xia checked. Kang then bet 12,000, forcing a fold from his opponent on the button. Xia called, and both saw the river drop the 
. Again, Xia checked, before tank-calling a bet of 25,000 from Kang.
. Xia showed the 
to win the hand, and move up to 225,000 in chips.
to see Warner make the nut-flush, and send his opponent to the rail. Warner now sits on 38,000 in chips.
. Swannack’s opponent went into the tank for a minute, before finally announcing all-in, and committing his last 12,900 into the middle. Swannack made the call, and the cards were shown.
to see him drop to 50,000 in chips.
, and the blinds checked. Mulligan continued with a bet of 3,600, which only the big blind called. Both players checked the 
on the turn, to see the 
.
. Warner’s opponent had back-door flush outs, but the hand was chopped when the turn came the 
. "I wanted to go to the bar."