Team PokerStars Pro Ville Wahlbeck raised from the hijack seat to 5,300. Athanasios Polychronopoulos three-bet from the cutoff seat to 13,000. Wahlbeck made the call and the flop came down 
. Both players checked and the turn brought the 
to pair the board. After Wahlbeck checked, Polychronopoulos fired 17,000. Wahlbeck folded and Polychronopoulos won the pot.
From under the gun, Team PokerStars Pro Ville Wahlbeck raised to 5,300. Action folded to Chino Rheem in the small blind and he three-bet to 13,600. Wahlbeck made the call and the flop came down 
. Rheem fired 16,000 and Wahlbeck called.
The turn brought the 
and both players checked to see the 
land on the river. Rheem checked and Wahlbeck fired 32,000.
"Staaaaahhhhpppp!" yelled out Rheem before going into the tank for several long minutes. Eventually, he made the call and Wahlbeck tabled the 
for a straight to the nine. Rheem mucked and Wahlbeck won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
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167,500
-46,600
|
-46,600 |
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Isaac Haxton opened to 4,800 from late position, Nicolas Fierro called on the button, and the flop fell 
. Both players checked. The turn was the 
, and Haxton led for 15,500. Fierro tank-called, and the 
completed the board.
Haxton checked, and Fierro fired 27,000. Haxton released, and Fierro pulled in the pot.
When we reached the table, Andrew Lichtenberger had a three-bet of 12,000 in front of him, and Leonid Bilokur four-bet to 27,000. Lichtenberger min-five-bet to 42,000, which confused the dealer at first, and Bilokur moved all in. Lichtenberger snap-called.
Showdown
Lichtenberger: 
Bilokur: 
The board ran out 
, and Bilokur doubled to 260,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
139,900
|
139,900 |
|
45,000
-176,800
|
-176,800 |
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Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
There was an open to 5,400, a three-bet to 13,500, and Govert Metaal moved all in for 45,700. Bilowur Leonip, the opening raiser, folded, and the three-bettor called.
Showdown
Metaal:
Opponent:
The board ran 
, and Metaal doubled to 92,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
92,000
29,300
|
29,300 |
After Nicolas Chouity raised to 6,500 from the hijack seat, Isaac Haxton three-bet all in for 40,700 from the small blind. Action got back to Chouity and he quickly called.
Chouity:
Haxton: 
The flop came down 
and Haxton spiked a six to take the lead. The turn was the and river the , which allowed Haxton to stay in front from the flop onward and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
57,600
|
57,600 |
|
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|
27,000
-125,800
|
-125,800 |
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Mike McDonald completed the bet from the small blind and Bill Perkins announced, "Let's go," from the big blind to signify a check. The flop came down and McDonald checked. Perkins bet 3,000 and McDonald called.
The turn was the 
to pair the board. McDonald checked again. Perkins fired 8,000 and McDonald folded.
Jason Koon has just stormed to the chip lead thanks to winning a big 250,000-chip pot out-flipping Team PokerStars Pro Pierre Neuville.
Action first folded to fellow Team Pro Barry Greenstein in the cutoff seat and he raised to 7,000. In the small blind, Neuville made the call before Koon was to act in the big blind. He squeezed in a three-bet and made it 23,000 to go. Greenstein folded and then Neuville reraised all in for around 120,000. Koon snapped.
Neuville:
Koon:
Koon took the lead on the 
flop, hitting top two pair. The turn was the 
and the river the . The river was close, but not the five that Neuville needed and he was eliminated. Koon stacked up the chips and moved to over 430,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
432,000
292,800
|
292,800 |
|
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|
150,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
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Busted | |
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Photos courtesy of the amazing Joe Giron.
