Lin Out Again, Hall Joins the Field
Level 4
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs opened to 3,500 under the gun and Ren Lin shoved all in for 33,500 on his left. Teun Mulder just flat-called on the button and the rest of the table folded including Ponakovs.
Ren Lin: 
Teun Mulder: 
Lin found himself dominated and cheering for "mister Gaga". The board ran out 
and Mulder's ace-high was good enough to eliminate Lin for the second and final time this tournament.
Galen Hall also joined the field, bringing the total entries up to 20 before the first break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
465,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
and Seidel solidified his place in the lead with a pair of queens. The 
on the turn left Chidwick drawing dead to the 
on the river.
and Thorel continued with a bet of 6,000. Dvoress called and Muehloecker check-raised to 20,000. Thorel and Dvoress both called to see the 
on the turn.
for a combo draw while Thorel held 
for top pair.
and Muehleocker made a flush to score a double up, much to the dismay of Thorel who was left shaking his head.
paired the board on the turn and both players checked to the 
.
paired the board on the turn and Watson checked again. Mulder tossed in another bet of 20,000 and Watson finally released his cards.
