Tang's Second Barrel Forces Out Patgorski
Level 12
: 0/0, 20,000 ante
Tom Dwan limped under the gun, prompting overlimps from Ivan Leow and Gabe Patgorski. Devan Tang picked up 
in the cutoff and he raised to 200,000. Only Patgorski called, holding 
.
They went to the 
flop and Patgorski check-called another 200,000. He hit two pair on the 
turn and checked again. Tang fired a second shell, making it 500,000 and Patgorski tanked over 90 seconds. Then he slid his cards towards the muck and Tang scooped the pot with the second best hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,965,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
1,100,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
eliminated Sass in seventh place, two places away from the money. The tournament continued on the stone bubble.
, Jason Koon called with 
. Gabe Patgorski also joined from the cutoff, holding 
. 
troubled Patgorski who hit a baby full house at the same time when Leow made a flush. Leow fired 500,000 and Patgorski processed his options. Then he called to see the bad news when Leow rolled over the winner.
. 
flop and Leow stabbed for 85,000. Dwan picked up a Royal Flush draw along with the bottom pair and he opted to raise to 310,000. Leow paused and then tossed in calling chips. 
river bricked out. Leow reached to his stack and cut out a bet of 525,000. Dwan quickly laid his hand down and Leow's big bluff went through.
. He found one caller in Tang and they checked the 
but Cao was still a slight favorite to win the hand. The 
