Linh Le opened to 175,000 on the button. Munehiro Kurozumi made it 380,000 in the big blind and Le came back with 680,000. Kurozumi wasted little time before pushing in 975,000, and Le folded after some thought.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,750,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
|
2,000,000
-845,000
|
-845,000 |
Level: 30
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
Ahmed Karrim pushed all in from middle position with 
and got snap-called by big blind John Mann, who had 
. A board of 
spelled doom for Karrim.
Carlos Chang raised and got two callers before the flop, and everyone checked a 
flop. On the 
turn, Chang bet 200,000 after Darius Studdard checked in the big blind. Both opponents called, and everyone checked the 
. Studdard tossed 
in but it was far from good as Chang showed down 
.
Players are on break for 15 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,200,000
785,000
|
785,000 |
|
||
Level: 31
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 20,000
Carlos Chang opened to 240,000 in middle position and called a three-bet to 530,000 from Joshua Steiner in the hijack. Both checked the 
flop, and Chang check-called 375,000 on the 
turn. Check-check on the 
, and Chang flipped over 
. Steiner couldn't beat it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,300,000
2,100,000
|
2,100,000 |
|
|
||
|
5,200,000
-730,000
|
-730,000 |
Linh Le shoved from the hijack for 1.265 million. Munehiro Kurozumi jammed on the button and chased the blinds away.
Le: 
Kurozumi: 
Kurozumi's kings stayed best on the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,350,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Carlos Chang opened to 240,000 in middle position and called the shove of James Millman, who had about 1.6 million in the next seat.
Chang: 
Millman: 
The flop came 
, giving Millman some more outs after pairing his five. The 
was a brick though, and it was followed by another blank: 
.
Chip counts
Carlos Chang, 6.1 million
Collin Grubaugh bet 335,000 on the button on a board of 
and Joshua Steiner check-raised all in from the cutoff. It looked to be about 2.4 million total, and Grubaugh went deep into the tank. After a few minutes, someone called a clock. With nine seconds remaining, Grubaugh verbalized a call.
Grubaugh:
Steiner: 
Steiner needed help on the river but had a slew of outs. The 
was not one of them, and Grubaugh let out a deep breath.
"I checked the flop, I played my hand so deceptively, I just couldn't fold," he said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,500,000
3,665,000
|
3,665,000 |
|
|
2,400,000
-2,800,000
|
-2,800,000 |
Level: 32
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
