Shawn Buchanan won a decent pot without having to showdown after he was three-bet by Thomas Ward.
Buchanan opened to 1,200 from mid position and called after the Kiwi three-bet to 2,900 from the small blind. Ward then gave up the initiative by checking all three streets of a board. Buchanan picked up the aggression baton by betting 2,800, 6,800 and 17,000 on each street. Ward called all the way to the river but forcefully mucked his cards on the river.
Christoph Vogelsang was looking for a double up and got it when he got all in against Soonil Kweon.
The action folded to Vogelsang on the button. He happily put all of his 4,400 chips in. Kweon called from the small blind and was ahead with against Vogelsang's . The board ran out , giving Vogelsang a bit of a sweat, as Kweon held the .
With that hand, Vogelsang is back over 20 big blinds with just over 70 minutes remaining in Day 1b.
"Can I finish my noodles?" asked Tokuho Yoshinaga after he was eliminated by Tom Anler,
He got the last of his chips in with but his timing was unfortunate as he ran into Alner and his . The board ran and Yoshinaga sat and ate his noodles while play continued around him.
Christoph Vogelsang just doubled up after he shoved all in with his last 2,700. He got one caller. His opponent had and he held .
The board ran out and Vogelsang doubled up to stay alive. He is still sitting with only 12 big blinds and their is only seven minutes left in the current level.
Much like fellow PokerStars Pro Celina Lin, Yaxi Zhu hasn't been able to get much going today. She was sitting at about half of the starting stack before she picked up a small pot.
Zhu raised under the gun to 1,100 and the action folded to the player on her immediate right, who was in the big blind. He called. The flop came and her opponent led for 1,400, Zhu called.
Both players checked the turn, , and the river, and turned over their hands. Zhu won the pot with for a pair of jacks. Her opponent held .
Tom Alner and Bryn Kenney both have around 36,000 and both got there after their last hand played involved a bit of river tanking.
Alner and APPT Aussie Millions champion Manny Stavropoulos made it to the river where a board read . Stavropoulos moved all in for 8,700 and Alner went into a painful looking tank. He eventually called with which was no good agains the Australian's .
Kenney meanwhile bet 1,350, 2,150 and 3,650 on each street of a board and his opponent check-called to the river where he thought for several minutes. Eventually he folded and Kenney raked in the chips.
Then he made it to the river in a hand with Ronaldo and the board read . Lew led out for 1,800 but admitted defeat and folded once Ronaldo raised to 4,000.
board. Buchanan picked up the aggression baton by betting 2,800, 6,800 and 17,000 on each street. Ward called all the way to the river but forcefully mucked his cards on the river.
against Vogelsang's 
. The board ran out 
, giving Vogelsang a bit of a sweat, as Kweon held the 
and Yoshinaga sat and ate his noodles while play continued around him.
and he held 
.
and Vogelsang doubled up to stay alive. He is still sitting with only 12 big blinds and their is only seven minutes left in the current level.
and her opponent led for 1,400, Zhu called. 
, and the river, 
and turned over their hands. Zhu won the pot with 
.
. Stavropoulos moved all in for 8,700 and Alner went into a painful looking tank. He eventually called with 
which was no good agains the Australian's 
. Lew led out for 1,800 but admitted defeat and folded once Ronaldo raised to 4,000.