Jonathan Karamalikis just raised to 1,000 under the gun and JC Tran, who is to his left, three bet to 3,700. Borge Dypvik moved all-in for 5,150 immediately after Tran put in his three-bet, and action got folded to Karamalikis. After tanking for some time he said, "Can he (pointing at JC Tran) raise if I call?". The dealer did some counting and ended up ruling that he could still raise. Karamalikis smiled and said, "I think I have you beat but not him" as he folded his cards leaving the showdown up to Tran who called.
| Borge Dypvik | ![]() ![]() |
| JC Tran | ![]() ![]() |
The board ran out 



and with that Dypvik is back up to just under 30 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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93,000
5,500
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5,500 |
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11,700
8,300
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8,300 |






and JC Tran lead out for 1,100. Dypvik, who was in the big blind, called. Jarvis wasn't ready to see the turn and popped it up to 3,850. After some tanking both his opponents called.
and both blinds checked to Jarvis who bet 8,625. Folding didn't seem to be an option in this hand as both players made the call once again. On the river the
hit and Tran went into the tank. He took a look a both his opponents stacks and eventually fired out a hefty bet of 19,800. Dypvik wasn't happy but after doing some calculations he threw in a large portion of his stack. Jarvis folded right away.
for the nut flush and Dypvik sighed as he shook his head and folded. "I should have folded", Dypvik said as he looked down at his small stack. "Did you have a set?", Dypvik asked Jarvis who replied and said, "I'm pretty sure I had the best hand until the river". Tran has taken a huge lead over his four opponents and that could be a huge factor as we will keep playing short handed poker.
and Buchanan check-called the 1,600 continuation bet. The turn was the
and Buchanan checked again. Alaei quickly threw out 4,100 and his Canadian opponent folded.
and after one caller Koon decided to three-bet to 2,000. Romanello was the only caller. The flop brought out 

with one diamond and Koon bet 2,600, Romanello called.
and Koon fired out a big 15,000 chip bet. Romanello put Koon all-in for an extra 12,000 and he made the call. The EPT and WPT winner tabled his flush and Koon mucked his cards. He later told them he had


and both players checked. The turn was the
and Alaei checked once more. The Australian pro now decided to bet 1,700 and Alaei called.
hit and Alaei checked for the third consecutive time. Karamalikis counted out some chips and announced a 4,700 bet. Alaei tanked for a bit while staring down his opponent and he finally threw in the call. Karamalikis showed 
and took down the pot.


board Karmazinas bet 1,000 from the small blind and Romanello called. The river was the