| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000 | |
|
135,000 | |
|
130,000 | |
|
105,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
When we got to Connor Drinan's table he had bet 4,000 on a board of 
and Donghai Wu had raised to 20,000, leaving himself just 75 chips behind but still more than enough to put his opponent all in.
Eventually Drinan called and Wu tabled 
for trip fives and Drinan mucked his hands as he stood and left the tournament floor.
"It's like a birthday present," said William Kassouf. Turning to Yaxi Zhu who was sat next to him, he asked "How do you say happy birthday in Chinese?"
"You know I can say 'Like a Boss!' in nine different languages?" he continued, "How do you say 'Like a Boss' in Chinese?"
It looks like it's going to be a long afternoon for Zhu and the rest of Kassouf's tablemates
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
Busted |
[Removed:119] raised from middle position to 1,200 and Laurynas Levinskas raised to 3,500 from the hijack. Bensadoun called.
The flop was 
and both players checked. The turn was the and Bensadoun check-called a bet of 3,000 from his opponent. The river was the 
and Bensadoun checked again, allowing Levinskas to throw out 15,000.
Bensadoun thought before calling. Levinskas showed 
for a pair of queens, but Bensadoun held 
for top pair.
"Nice call," said Levinskas, tapping the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,500 | |
|
32,000 |
Players are allowed one re-entry in this tournament, and Akin Tuna has just become the second person to bust their second bullet, following the example of Dietrich Fast earlier today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari, who was one of Brazil's chosen ones to carry the Olympic torch, is off to a solid start today. Just now, he won another pot by betting 5,500 on a board of 
. Benjamin Nicholas, his opponent in the hand, mucked after two minutes of thought.
With that pot, Akkari is up to 85,000 in the early stages.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
Timothy Adams, who rebought himself back into the tournament, raised to 1,000 from the cutoff. Chance Kornuth three-bet to 2,500 from the small blind, and Adams called. The flop came 
, prompting Kornuth to continue with 2,500. Adams called in position.
Both players checked the 
on the turn. On the 
river, Kornuth moved in for around 15,000, getting Adams to snap-fold his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
20,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
Players are going on their second 20-minute break of the day.
Level: 5
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Igor Pihela opened from under the gun to 1,500 and as three-bet by Danyel Boyaciyan on the button to 5,900. The blinds both folded before Pihela four-bet to 16,500. Boyaciyan then moved all in for 35,925. Pihela held the calling chips in his hand before laying them down and calling.
Boyaciyan showed 
and Pihela eventually turned over 
. The board ran out 
and Boyaciyan headed to the exit, perhaps to ponder a second bullet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | |
|
Busted |
On a flop of 
, Felipe Ramos and another player checked to Robin Hegele, who bet 6,800 in an already sizable pot. The third player called, then Ramos put in a check-raise to 17,800. Hegele called and the third player folded.
The 
appeared on the turn and the Team PokerStars Pro moved all in, 28,825 to be exact. Hegele gave it a brief thought before flinging his hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
65,000 | |
