Action is beginning to heat up, with some big stacks on the verge of clashing. With the table folding around to Dale Marsland, he opened to 2,000 from the button, before Mishel Anunu raised to 4,700. David Zhao was next to act, and opted to four-bet to 11,000. Marsland mucked his hand, as Anunu quickly five-bet to 17,300 in chips. Zhao didn’t think for too long, six-bet shoving for almost 60,000 in chips.
Anunu went into the tank for a few minutes, before finally releasing his hand, as Zhao moves up to 80,000 in chips midway through the night’s play.
Set over set is about as bad as it gets for a poker player. Or almost as good as it gets if you’re looking at it from the perspective of Errolyn Strang. We just caught her double up when the chips went flying on a flop of . Strang’s opponent proudly opened pocket nines for middle set but he sank back in his chair when Strang tabled for top set! The turn was the and river the to see Strang fade the one-outer to double up to around 50,000.
Ashley Warner was just moved over to his new table, but didn’t last very long. He opened to 2,000 from middle position, before his opponent in late position raised to 25,000. The action folded back around to Warner, who committed his last 22,100 in chips, as both players tabled their cards.
Warner:
Opponent:
Unluckily for Warner, he ran into the aces of his opponent, and was unable to improve as the board ran out .
We arrived at the table to see three players all-in, including a very short-stacked Graeme Putt, and Errolyn Strang, who had both players covered.
Putt:
Strang:
Opponent:
Unfortunately for Putt, he had run into the over-pair of Strang, who would also feel the pain, as their opponent flopped an ace and held, as the board ran out
Dale Marsland has gone on a heater over the last few minutes to now be one of our tournament chip leaders. Marsland first doubled up through David Zhao with Marsland’s holding against Zhao’s when the board ran out .
Moments later, Marsland was in the big blind when Martin Kozlov shoved for 10,000 from middle position. After Didier Guerin reluctantly folded his small blind, Marsland instantly called with as Kozlov failed to connect with the board holding .
Kozlov is out as Marsland, who finished 3rd in the Six-Handed event last night, is now up to 72,000 chips.
We arrived at the table to see Ivan Zalac move the last of his chips into the middle from the small blind, and get called by his opponent on the big blind.
Zalac was trailing with his against his opponent's , and found no help when the board ran out .
. Strang’s opponent proudly opened pocket nines for middle set but he sank back in his chair when Strang tabled 
for top set! The turn was the 
and river the 
to see Strang fade the one-outer to double up to around 50,000.
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as Kozlov failed to connect with the board holding 
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