Adrian Mateos Extends his Chip Lead
Hand #14: Mateos had been pretty active at the final table and in this hand he again raised here to 60,000 and all the other players folded and he showed 
. "I'm happy for you," was the comment from Lodden at the other end of the table.
Hand #15: Muhyedine Fares opened to 65,000 and El Asmar called from the small blind. The two players saw a flop of 
and it was checked by both palyers. El Asmar bet out 75,000 on a turn card of the 
which was called by Fares. The river brought the 
which was checked by both players. El Asmar tabled 
for the winner.
Hand #16: We picked up the action on a flop of 
, and Garcia's bet of 40,000 was enough to win the pot vs Johnny Lodden
Hand #17: Markus Ross was in early position and min-raised to 65,000. Johnny Lodden was in the small blind and thought for a minute or so before making the call, and was joined by Mateos in the big blind. The flop was 
and all three players checked. The turn was the and after Lodden checked, Mateos bet out 90,000 which made both other players fold. Mateos extended his chip-lead and he's up to 3,800,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,653,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
||
|
3,418,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
|
2,620,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
2,612,000
-72,000
|
-72,000 |
|
||
|
1,824,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
1,598,000
-57,000
|
-57,000 |
|
1,188,000
-167,000
|
-167,000 |