Costa Stays Alive
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Just moments ago, Primo Costa was joking with a friend on the same table about whether he should fire one more bullet today or not. That was when he had around 5,000 chips. Now it's a bit of a different story.
After one double up, Costa was facing a raise to 2,000 and three callers in front of him. Costa pushed all in for 10,400 in the big blind and picked up one caller.
Costa tabled 
and was in a dominating position against the 
of his opponent. The flop came 
to strengthen his lead even more. The 
on the turn locked up the pot and the 
on the river was just a formality. Now, Costa has more than a starting stack but still has lots of work to do if he hopes to find a bag at the end of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,400
28,400
|
28,400 |
which left Wiseman in the lead with her pair of nines. However, Karlins was able to spike the 
on the turn despite two other players saying they folded a jack. The river was the 
and Karlins scored a double up through Wiseman, who would be eliminated shortly after.
putting all undercards on the board and leaving Harrell's ace high as the best hand.
and Mccormick check-called a bet of 3,000 from Simmons.
and Mccormick checked again. Simmons tossed in a bet of 7,000 but Mccormick stuck around to see the 
on the river. Mccormick checked for the third time and Simmons blasted all in. Mccormick closed his eyes and palmed his chips into the middle, a stack of 26,700. 
for a pair of aces.
and the big blind led out for 15,000. Andrade just called again.
and the big blind threw in another bet of 15,000. Andrade called one more time as the big blind tabled 
for two pair. However, Andrade flopped a set with 
and raked in another massive pot.