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George Lind was first to act, and raised the action to two bets. Richard Ashby defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned 
. Ashby check-called a bet from Lind. The turn was the 
, and again Ashby check-called a bet. The two repeated their actions one more time after the 
hit the river, and Lind opened up 
for two-pair and the nut-low. Ashby flashed 
before mucking, and Lind scooped the whole pot.
Richard Ashby raised preflop, and Viacheslav Zhukov defended his big blind.
The flop came 
, and Ashby continued out with a bet. Zhukov raised, Ashby called, and the 
dropped on the turn. Zhukov kept the lead with another bet, but Ashby raised this time, and Zhukov tank-folded.
Viacheslaz Zhukov opened the pot with a raise, Mack Lee called from the button, and big blind George Lind added his chips to the pot to see a three-handed flop.
It came 
, and action checked to Lee. He made the bet, Lind called, and Zhukov folded out of the way.
The turn brought the 
, and Lee called another Lind bet. The 
filled out the board, and one last bullet from Lind drew a fold from this time, shipping him the pot. He's now challenging for the chip lead with about 2.1 million, hot on the heels of Richard Ashby.
2.1
You've get ten minutes to go pee. Ready. Seat. GO!
The players are back at the table now with 22 minutes left in the level. They stack up like so:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,025,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
||
|
2,010,000
810,000
|
810,000 |
|
725,000
-280,000
|
-280,000 |
|
700,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
475,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
|
||
Action folded to Mack Lee who completed from the small blind. Richard Ashby checked his option, and the flop came down 
. Lee led out, and Ashby called. Lee led again after the 
turned, but Ashby released, and the pot was shipped to Lee.
George Lind has emerged as the clear chip leader after mixing it up with the other big stack. Richard Ashby opened the small blind, and Lind came along with the call from the big.
The flop brought 
, and Lind called a bet before the 
paired the board on the turn. Ashby checked, Lind bet, Ashby raised, and Lind called the second bet. The river came the , and Ashby checked again, then called one more bet.
Lind showed 
, and it was good enough to scoop the whole pot. Ashby spent about a minute studying his cards, then kicked them into the muck as Lind raked in the chips in front of both players.
With that pot, Lind moves up to about 2.65 million and into the clear chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,650,000
640,000
|
640,000 |
|
|
1,150,000
-875,000
|
-875,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
820,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
800,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
490,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
Doubling.
Mack Lee raised preflop, and Steve Billirakis re-raised from the small blind. Lee called. Billirakis proceeded to lead out on every street as the board ran 
. Lee every bet, including Billirakis' all-in bet on the river, and mucked when Billirakis tabled 
for the nut-flush.
Billirakis doubled to 950,000 chips, while Lee dropped to around 400,000.
Steve Billirakis opened the pot with a raise, and both blinds (Mack Lee and Richard Ashby, respectively) came along with calls to see a flop.
It brought 
, and the blinds checked to the raiser. Only Lee called Billirakis' bet, and Ashby ducked out before the 
turn. Lee took the lead with a bet of his own now, and Billirakis raised to put him all in.
Showdown
Billirakis: 
Lee: 
Billirakis was in front with two pair, and the river 
was a miss for Lee. He's run out of chips, and he's been run out of the room in 5th place. That's good for six figures, and he'll pick up $122,054 as his consolation prize.
