Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Juliaana Julku has doubled up in dramatic fashion with a crucial river card against Marc Foggin. Foggin had opened preflop, called by button Julku and small blind Brett Angell. On the 
flop, Angell checked, Foggin bet 3,000 and Julku alone made the call.
The turn: 
. Foggin led out for 5,500 and Julku moved all-in for 17,000 total, receiving a swift call.
Foggin: 
for a flopped two pair.
Julku: 
The river paired the board with the 
and Julku's tournament life was saved with that counterfeit of her opponent's two pair.
"I knew I was behind on the turn, but I had to," ruminated Julku as the dealer briefly attempted to award the pot to the losing Foggin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
|
50,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
. Small blind Savvas Mitskouridis had led out for 5,000, and big blind Juliaana Julku called, before Foggin took the plunge. Mitskouridis simply put forward a big stack of 5,000 value chips in response to Foggin's shove, which got a fold from Julku.
for the up-and-down straight draw.
for a flopped two pair. 
turn and river, and he exits Day 1a. Meanwhile Mitskouridis looks to have topped the 200,000 mark and has jumped into the chip lead.
. Rogerson, the under the gun preflop raiser, checked and Hasan bet 16,000. Rogerson thought for a while, before sliding his full 45,000 across the line. He was snap-called and showed down 
to Hasan's 
. The board ran out 
with the crucial nine keeping Watson in the tournament.
. "The best hand won," said a tablemate. All change for Robinson who is now enjoying a newly replenished stack of 52,000.
