David Cai raised to 180,000 from the cutoff (a full 3x), and JD McNamara moved all in from the big blind. Cai decided to fold, leaving himself only 700,000 behind. A few hands later, Cai moved all in under the gun, flashing when everyone folded.
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Kiet Tran raised to 155,000 on the button, and David Cai moved all in from the small blind. Tran tank-folded, and Cai flashed . He is back over 1 million.
Denis Murphy opened to 165,000 from the small blind. In the big blind, Jeff Tebben reraised to 560,000. This gave the announcer another chance to use his favorite line: "Murphy releases, and Tebben takes down the pot."
The final five are scheduled to go on a 60-minute dinner break when this level ends in ten minutes. Jeff Tebben is trying to convince the group to shorten or postpone dinner, and the TD has said that if Tebben can get everyone to agree, they'll change it. We'll keep you posted.
Denis Murphy limped his small blind, and Jeff Tebben checked to see the flop. Both checked to the free on the turn and again to the on the river. No one bet after the river either, and Tebben took down the pot with for jack-high.
Denis Murphy raised to 140,000 in the cutoff, and Kiet Tran added another 195,000 to the bet from the big blind. Then Murphy moved all in for another 1,285,000. Tran began his usual trip into the tank, but Murphy wasn't willing to sit around through half of his break. He called the clock on Tran without waiting very long, and finally, Tran folded face up.