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After a series of lost pots, Chris Hyong Chang has fought back with a double up to 215,000. In a battle of the blinds, John Barch put Hyong Chang all in for a total of 98,000 with 
, only to find himself dominated by 
. Despite his good form, Barch couldn't quite out-gun his neighbour, Hyong Chang surviving a 
board to be blessed by the sight of his stack increasing two-fold. Barch down to 490,000.
After dropping a large pot to Nenad Medic, Tyler Patterson was all in against Thomas Redfern with the flop already out; 
.
Patterson opened 
and Redfern tabled 
.
The turn and river came , 
respectively, and Patterson's flush won him the pot.
Redfern was crippled to just 5,000 chips and Patterson doubled through to 375,000 chips.
All in preflop.
Tyler Patterson: 
Thomas Redfern: 
Board: 
Patterson - 290,000.
Nenad Medic and Christian Harder reached a 
flop where Harder led for 12,000 and Medic made the call. On the 
turn, both players checked, leading to bet of 16,000 from Medic on the 
river. Harder made the call, but folded upon being shown 
. Not only did Medic spike the case 10, but he picked up the flush too. Pure greed!
Medic - 551,000
Harder - 165,000
Nenad Medic and Peter Costa were two of four players to see an 
flop with the latter seated in the big blind. With both blinds checking, Medic led for 25,000; Just Costa made the call.
The turn triggered another bet from Medic, this time to the tune of 40,000, and, again, Costa made the call.
On the 
river, Costa check-called a third bet of 75,000, albeit after tanking, but mucked upon being shown .
Costa now struggling with 155,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
830,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
||
|
595,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
||
|
480,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
365,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
325,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
280,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
275,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
205,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
|
||
|
185,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
||
|
|
185,000 | |
|
155,000
-365,000
|
-365,000 |
Four players including Nenad Medic, Denton Pfister, Tyler Patterson and Peter Costa saw a flop of 
. All four players checked, and the turn brought the 
.
Costa and Medic checked, Pfister bet 15,000, Patterson folded, Costa raised to 35,000 and Pfister called.
The river brought the and Costa led for 95,000. Pfister moved all in and Costa snapped it off.
Pfister tabled 
for tens full of fours but Costa opened for a better full house; jacks full of fours.
Costa is up to 350,000 chips whereas Pfister slipped to 205,000.
After a long, hard-fought day, we're now down to our final 10 as the remaining players have combined to form our 'unofficial' final table. One man who won't be returning tomorrow is online prodigy Christian "Charder" Harder.
Along with blinds Tyler Patterson and Peter Costa, Harder saw a flop where Costa led for 25,000. Harder made the call and Patterson folded.
A hit the turn, and Costa continued his aggressive streak, firing out a bet of 80,000 to virtually put Harder all in. With 105,000 left, Harder slid in his remaining stack and Costa made the obligatory call. But this wasn't just a pot-committed call; Costa had the nuts...
Harder: 
X X
Costa: 
River:
Costa - 525,000
We're down to the ten-handed, unofficial final table. Here's how their seated:
Seat 1: Peter Costa - 515,000 chips
Seat 2: Trai Dang - 500,000 chips
Seat 3: Nenad Medic - 1,000,000 chips
Seat 4: John "Tex" Barch - 570,000 chips
Seat 5: Ashkan Razavi - 300,000 chips
Seat 6: Tyler Patterson - 169,000 chips
Seat 7: Blair Rodman - 270,000 chips
Seat 8: Chris Hyong Chang - 175,000 chips
Seat 9: Denton Pfister - 165,000 chips
Seat 10: Klinghammer Thibaut - 360,000 chips
Well that was quick.
With the board reading , Nenad Medic bet 120,000 and Peter Costa moved all in. Medic called and the hands were tabled:
Showdown
Medic: 
Costa:
Costa was drawing to two aces after Medic turned jacks full of fives, and after the rivered he was officially eliminated.
Costa will receive $15,197 for his efforts and Medic will be our chip leader with 1,504,000 chips heading into the official final table tomorrow.
