Byron Kaverman and an opponent saw a flop of . Action checked to Kaverman on the button and he fired out a bet 12,000. His opponent came over the top with a check-raise to 28,500. Kaverman would not be pushed around, however, as he responded with a three-bet to 48,000. His opponent announced that he was all in and Kaverman instantly called for his own tournament life of 164,500.
Kaverman:
Opponent:
Both players had flopped a straight with Kaverman coming out on top. His opponent was drawing live, however with a heart draw and chop outs as well. Fortunately for Kaverman, the board finished with the and the . He scored the double up and now has about 355,000 to his name.
Adrian Mateos has stormed up the leaderboard, and he currently sits with a stack of over 1.1 million.
On the most recent big pot he pulled in, the young Spaniard fired 80,000 on the final board of . His opponent, Sergey Sergeev, tanked for a bit before making the call for just about half of his remaining stack. Mateos tabled the for a straight, and Sergeev showed the losing .
We picked up with the action to find Adrian Mateos and Georgios Karakousis heads up on a board of . A massive pot was already built with well over 300,000 piled up in the middle of the table. Mateos was first to act and he checked fourth street. Karakousis moved all in for approximately 255,000 and Mateos snapped him off.
Mateos:
Karakousis:
Mateos was in a dominating position with his flopped set against Karakousis's pocket sevens. Karakousis made a set on the river with the , but it was not enough to best Mateos. Karakousis hit the rail and Mateos assumed the role of tournament chip lead with about 855,000.
. Action checked to Kaverman on the button and he fired out a bet 12,000. His opponent came over the top with a check-raise to 28,500. Kaverman would not be pushed around, however, as he responded with a three-bet to 48,000. His opponent announced that he was all in and Kaverman instantly called for his own tournament life of 164,500. 
and the 
. He scored the double up and now has about 355,000 to his name.
. His opponent, Sergey Sergeev, tanked for a bit before making the call for just about half of his remaining stack. Mateos tabled the 
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