Xavier Rios raised to 10,000 from the button, Robert Kuhn three-bet to 40,000 in the small blind, and Chris Brand folded. Rios shoved all in and Kuhn called.
Kuhn: 
Rios: 
The board ran out 
and Kuhn rivered a set to knock Rios out of the shootout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
130,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
There are another two tables that just started their heads-up match.
Table 723: Ben Maya has an almost 2:1 lead on Chris Bell.
Table 724: Phachara Wongwichit is leading the table while playing Kyle Cartwright heads up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
540,000
474,100
|
474,100 |
|
||
|
360,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
||
|
190,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Philip Tom has the lead but the other three players are still very much in the game at Table 728.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
|
175,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
||
|
105,000 | |
|
75,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Paul Michaelis and Erle Mankin were, and still are, the only Shootout table to get to heads up.
Michaelis has a close to 5:1 lead about an hour ago as they began but Mankin has fought back strongly and it is close to evens right now just before the end of this level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
|
310,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
The two remaining players, Erle Mankin and Paul Michaelis are acting fast while also chatting. Here are some of the hands we've just followed:
Hand #1: The flop was 
, Mankin check-called the 7,000 bet of Michaelis. The turn was the 
and Mankin check-called the 17,000 bet of Michaelis. The 
on the river completed the board and they both checked. Mankin showed 
for two pairs with the queen kicker. Michaelis showed 
for the same two pairs but mucked the rest as it was a lower kicker.
Hand #2: Mankin raised to 8,000 and Michaelis called. The flop gave them 
and Michaelis check-called the 7,000 bet of Mankin. The turn was the , Michaelis opened to 10,000, and Mankin called. The 
on the river completed the board, Michaelis bet 36,000, and Mankin folded.
Hand #3: Michaelis raised to 6,500 and Mankin called. The flop was the 
and Mankin check-called the 6,000 bet of Michaelis. The came on the turn and Mankin check-called the 12,000 bet of Michaelis. The 
on the river meant Mankin check-called the 25,000 bet of Michaelis. Michaelis showed 
for two pairs, sixes and fours. Mankin mucked.
Hand #4: Mankin raised to 6,000 and Michaelis called. The flop came 
, Michaelis checked, Mankin opened to 6,000, Michaelis raised to 16,000, and Mankin went all in. Michaelis stood up, asked for a count, had a think, and then decided to call. Mankin still had 136,500 behind.
Mankin: 
Michaelis: 
The turn was the 
and the river was the 
so Mankin doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
|
285,000
260,600
|
260,600 |
Jonathan Little is the short stack at the table with Vincent Renzo out front and looking confident.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
162,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
||
|
55,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
|
24,400
-75,600
|
-75,600 |
|
|
Busted | |
Carlos Mortensen opened the action and Tom Middleton three-bet and then called an all-in from Mortensen to put his tournament life at risk.
Mortensen: 
Middleton: 
The board ran out 
.
“Those suited ace-kings are really working out for you,” another player said. The Englishman was sent to the rail and Table 728 became five-handed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
178,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
It's still three-handed at Table 723 where Matthew Haugen retains the lead but it looks to be anyone’s game right now as Chris Bell has mounted a strong comeback with Ben Maya in the middle not too far behind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
|
185,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
150,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
|
||
We followed a few hands on Table 720:
Hand #1: Joe Cook, on the button, folded. Derek Wolters, in the small blind, completed. Michael Cooper, in the big blind, raised to 8,400 and Wolters folded.
Hand #2: Wolters, on the button, raised to 6,000. Cooper folded and Cook three-bet to 12,000 from the big blind. Wolters called.
The flop came , Cook opened to 17,500 and Wolters folded.
Hand #3: Cooper raised to 6,300 from the button, Cook called, and Wolters folded. They both checked through the on the flop. The 
came on the turn, Cook opened to 6,300, and Cooper folded.
Hand #4: Cook opened to 6,500 from the button, Wolters three-bet to 18,500, Cooper folded, and Cook called. The flop came and Wolters check-called the 28,500 bet of Cook. They both checked through the 
on the turn and the on the river. Cook showed for two pairs but Wolters showed 
for trip aces.
Hand #5: Wolters made it 6,000 from the button, Cooper folded, and Cook called. They both checked through the 
flop. The turn gave them the , Cook opened to 6,000, and Wolters called. Cook checked and then snap-folded the 25,000 bet of Wolters.
Hand #6: Wolters got a walk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
367,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
220,000
154,200
|
154,200 |
|
70,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
William Draper was all in and at risk against Ian O’Hara.
Draper:
O’Hara:
The board ran out 
.
The pair of jacks for O’Hara meant it was curtains for Draper as his shootout tournament drew to a close.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000
2,400
|
2,400 |
|
|
Busted |
