Cowboys No Good for "Diamond Hands"
Level 26
: 60,000/120,000, 18,000 ante
Level 24: 40K/80K/10Ka
"Diamond Hands" opened for 184,000 from the hijack and Preben Stokkan defended from the big blind.
Stokkan check-called a bet of 144,000 on the 
flop before he check-called again for 360,000 on the 
turn. Both players checked the 
river and "Diamond Hands" turned over 
. Stokkan won the hand with 
and won the next hand off "QuantumKey" in a preflop battle to come near the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,021,293 | -48,000 |
|
7,015,149 | 1,556,920 |
|
6,650,629 | 100,000 |
|
5,580,167 | 340,000 |
|
|
2,463,300 | -128,000 |
|
2,458,420 | -709,080 |
|
2,405,512 | -208,000 |
|
1,452,362 | -736,000 |
|
|
653,008 | -168,000 |
flop before he gave up facing a bet of 531,000 after he checked the 
turn.
and was called by Eelis Parssinen with 
board didn't help Chalot and he was eliminated in 10th place for $35,048 including bounties.
board checked around and Smolka won it with a straight 
against his opponent's 
to extend his chip lead on the field.