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with pocket nines. Ma made an easy call. He had to take just the slightest bit of sweat when the
hit the turn but the river was a harmless
. Ma is now sitting behind 31,000 chips.
fit perfectly with the hand he had been dealt,
. Pickering therefore raised all in for 23,875 after his opponent opened the betting to 2,200. Pickering's opponent hit the flop with a draw of his own, showing
after he called the raise. The
that hit the turn did not change anything, but Pickering made a pair of queens with the
river to win the hand and double up to about 51,000.




.Karamalikis had called 6,000 chip bets on the turn and river but his opponent tabled

for two pair to collect the pot. Karamalikis slips to 53,000.
. He was up against Scarf's
and sent Scarf to the rail when the board came
.It's been a tough day for Nelson so far, but perhaps he can get something started now that he has 37,000 chips.


, Marlon Goonawardana checked the action over to Vera Milinkovic who fired out a 3,000 chip bet. Goonawardana then decided to check-raise to 15,000, which was enough to put Milinkovic to a decision for her tournament life.She made the call with

as Goonawardana was caught making a move with pocket fours.The turn and river bricked out
,
and Milinkovic doubles to 23,500 with Goonawardana slipping back to 30,000.
Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
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. Hai Bo Chu was all in. When action got to Dennis Huntly, he probed for information."Do you want me to call?" Huntly asked Chu.
"If I say yes, will you call?" Chu asked back. Huntly said yes. "Ok, I want you to call," said Chu. And call is what Huntly did, tabling
. Chu had the same draw, but had also flopped top pair with
. His pair held when the turn and river were
and
.Chu now has 21,000 and Huntly has 23,400. Both are getting short with limits at 250 / 500 / 50.
made a winner out of Darscht's
and a loser out of his opponent's
. Darscht's stack has increased to 87,000 chips as a result.