Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Gareth Pepper opened the action with a raise to 225,000 with the 
and he was called by Ngoc Tai Hoang in the big blind, who held 
. The flop came 
and both players elected to check.
Hoang turned a straight with the 
and bet 200,000, Pepper stuck around. After the 
river, Hoang double-checked his cards and made it 690,000 to go into a pot of 1 million.
Pepper was sent into the think tank for more than two minutes and he eventually released his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,760,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
5,030,000
945,000
|
945,000 |
raised to 225,000 from the cutoff and Gareth Pepper defended his big blind with 
.
giving Pepper a lock on the hand. Ullmann checked and Pepper bet 1,600,000. Ullmann snap-folded.
, Ngoc Tai Hoang bet the 
turn with the 
and was called by Vincent Wan with the 
.
river for 300,000 and Hoang called to claim the pot much to the delight of his rail.
on the button and Nino Ullmann with 
in the big blind. On a flop of 
, Ullmann was the only one to check-call a bet of 400,000 by Pepper and they headed to the 
turn.
and Gareth Pepper in the small blind three-bet to 675,000 with 
. No call followed and the pot was pushed to Pepper.
, and scooped the blinds and antes.
and Ngoc Tai Hoang defended his big blind with 
flop. Both players checked to the 
turn and Hoang check-folded to a delayed continuation bet worth 375,000.
