We arrived at the table to see Didier Guerin open to 1,600 from the cut-off, and find a call from David Zhao in the big blind. The flop fell and Zhao checked, as Guerin threw out a continuation bet of 1,400. Zhao called, and checked once again, as the came on the turn.
Guerin didn’t slow down, quickly betting out 4,000, forcing a fold from Zhao moments later.
With the flop reading , Michael Kanaan checked from the hijack, as Jarrod Glennon thought for a moment, before throwing in 3,400. Kanaan made the call as the came on the turn. Again, Kanaan checked, and waited, as Glennon went into the tank, before throwing out 6,600. The bet was called as both players saw the complete the board.
Kanaan would check for the third time, as Glennon appeared to take longer with his decision. He ended up throwing out 20,000 in chips, which was enough to cover Kanaan’s stack. Kanaan looked down at his cards multiple times, and eventually folded, relinquishing the pot to Glennon.
The action folded around to Trung Tran in the cut-off, who opened to 1,300. He was called by the player in the big blind, as the flop fell . Tran’s opponent then took the initiative, betting out 1,500, which was called, as the came on the turn. He bet out another 1,500, but was met with a splashed raise of 24,000 from Tran, which had him well covered.
A moment passed, before he mucked his hand, leaving the pot to Tran, who moves up to 34,000 in chips.
Moments after arriving back from break, a huge hand went down on Table 29. It started with the player in middle position and the cut-off limping into the pot, before the player on the button raised to 2,000. Aleks Brkovic was in the small blind, and looked down at his cards, before moving all in for his last 11,900 in chips. The decision was back on the player in middle position, who moved all in for his last 12,250. The cut-off folded, as the button called, to see the three players table their cards.
Brkovic:
Button:
Middle Position:
Brkovic was in front, and held, as the board ran out to see him triple up to 37,000 in chips.
It’s either a hard luck story or one of the greatest comebacks of all time. We’ll have to wait and see as Anthony Aston has been to the edge and back over on Table 28. Aston tangled in a hand with Luke McLean on a flop of . Aston had raised preflop and made a continuation bet, which was called by the small blind before McLean check-raised both of them from the big blind. Aston moved all in with his but McLean snapped it off and tabled for bottom set.
The turn was the and river the to give McLean a big double up to over 50,000. When the stacks were cut down, Aston was left with just two 25-denomination chips, or enough for just one 50-chip ante.
Aston was eyeing elimination and stood from his chair in dismay, but managed to spike two pair to win the next hand and multiply his stack to 400. He then did it again with a full house on the very next hand to climb to around 2,000 in chips, or five big blinds. He’s still a long way from getting out of the woods, but if he does, it could be an epic story to tell.
and Zhao checked, as Guerin threw out a continuation bet of 1,400. Zhao called, and checked once again, as the 
came on the turn.
, Michael Kanaan checked from the hijack, as Jarrod Glennon thought for a moment, before throwing in 3,400. Kanaan made the call as the 
came on the turn. Again, Kanaan checked, and waited, as Glennon went into the tank, before throwing out 6,600. The bet was called as both players saw the 
complete the board.
. Tran’s opponent then took the initiative, betting out 1,500, which was called, as the 
came on the turn. He bet out another 1,500, but was met with a splashed raise of 24,000 from Tran, which had him well covered.
to see him triple up to 37,000 in chips.
for bottom set.
to give McLean a big double up to over 50,000. When the stacks were cut down, Aston was left with just two 25-denomination chips, or enough for just one 50-chip ante.
