From early position, Juha Helppi raised to 2,600. Igor Kurganov reraised from the hijack seat to 7,000, and Helppi called.
The flop came down 
, and Helppi checked. Kurganov bet 7,500, and Helppi folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
163,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
||
Fung Cheung checked the 
board, and John Juanda fired 6,800. After a tiny bit of thought, Cheung called to see the dealer land the 
on the river. Cheung checked, and Juanda checked behind.
Cheung showed the 
, but Juanda's 
was better and he won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
204,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
||
|
134,500
-15,500
|
-15,500 |
JC Alvarado and Fung Cheung just sat down in the event. Cheung, who cashed in the Main Event earlier today, sat down at the table with Tony G and Marvin Rettenmaier. Alvarado joins the table with Richard Yong and David Benefield.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | |
|
|
150,000 |
Winfred Yu raised to 2,600 from the hijack after which Jani Sointula three-bet to 7,700 from the cutoff. Kristijonas Andrulis was on the button and he tanked for a bit before four-betting to 15,800.
Yu immediately kicked in his cards, and the pressure was back on Sointula. After 30 seconds the Finnish pro five-bet to 33,700 and Andrulis quickly folded his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
172,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
||
|
101,000
-49,000
|
-49,000 |
From early position, Steve O'Dwyer raised to 3,200. Roger Hairabedian called from middle position, Alex Mostafavi called in the hijack seat, and Paul Phua called from the small blind.
The flop came down 
, and action checked to Mostafavi. He fired 5,000 with only O'Dwyer making the call.
The turn added the 
to the board, and both players checked to see the 
pair the board on the river. O'Dwyer bet 10,400, and Mostafavi folded.
On a 
flop Jean-Noel Thorel checked to Zheng Tang. He fired out 17,000 and Thorel called after quite some thinking.
The river brought out the 
and quickly Thorel threw out 25,000. Tang seemed flustered, but folded after a solid minute of thinking. Thorel raked in a nice pot and is up to over 200,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
212,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
193,000 |
Roger Hairabedian busted and opted to rebuy, while Wang Qiang busted and will not rebuy.
On Qiang's exit, he got his money in good on a flop of 
with pocket fours against Tom Dwan's pocket kings. A 
on the turn and on the river gave Dwan Quads and sent Qiang to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
116,000
|
116,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 6
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
On the 
flop, Talal Shakerchi checked, and Senh Ung fired 3,100. Shakerchi called.
The turn was the 
, and Shakerchi led for 5,500. Ung raised to 12,000, and Shakerchi called.
The river was the , and Shakerchi checked. Ung bet 18,000, and Shakerchi folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
118,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
105,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
Marvin Rettenmaier just raised to 2,500 and Tony G called from the button. The flop came down 
and Rettenmaier checked to Tony G who bet 3,000. The German pro called.
On the turn the hit and again Rettenmaier checked. Tony G bet 7,000 and Rettenmaier called.
The river brought the 
and Rettenmaier checked a third time. Tony G did not stop betting as he casually flicked a red 25,000-chip into the pot.
"Tony, ai, ai, ai," Rettenmaier sighed after some pondering. He did not get anything out of his opponent and eventually folded the face up. Tony G mucked his cards as he's off to a good start.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
||
|
136,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
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