Aston Get Value From Birman
Paul Birman raised to 550 under the gun and Anthony Aston defended his big blind. The flop came down 
and Aston check-called 850. On the turn the 
showed up and Aston lead out for 1,350. Birman called.
The river brought out the 
and Aston bet 2,550. Birman made the call was mucked when Aston showed 
. He later claimed to have had 
. Aston climbs up to almost twice the starting stack while Birman also has more than what everyone started with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
26,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
, and that happened to be the hand of his opponent. The windowcard was a queen, but maximum pain was reached when the two other cards gave Razavi's opponent a straight. No board pair on the turn and river, and Razavi was knocked out.
board Team PokerStars Pro Angel Guillen bet 4,900 into his sole opponent. For a while it seemed like his opponent was folding, and Guillen made a move looking to muck his hand. He smiled, but eventually his bet was called.
. His opponent turned over 
and raked in this pot. Even though Guillen lost one, he's still doing quite well in the third level of play.
, and Huang called with 
.
flop. On the turn a 
which gave Huang a straight. Zheng moved all in and Huang called tabling the winning hand.
versus the player in the big blind who looked very disappointed as he turned over 
.
and McLean seemed rather safe. But then the 
and McLean paid off the 8,550 chips his opponent had.
and after a bet and a raise the money went in. Speidel was up against a flush draw, and a third spade hit on the river.