Chinchia Hsu raised to 10,000 in early position and Peter Hengsakul three-bet to 35,000 in the big blind. Hsu then four-bet to 65,000 and Hengsakul called.
The flop came 6♠3♥2♦ and Hsu continued for 25,000. Hengsakul then moved all in and Hsu snap-called.
Chinchia Hsu: A♦A♣
Peter Hengsakul: J♥J♠
Hengsakul had run into Hsu's aces as the 10♣10♥ turn and river provided no help. He was already out of his seat and walking out of the tournament area, but a count showed he barely had Hsu's 90,000 covered and he had to be called back to nurse his extreme short stack.
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Michael Bohmerwald bet 8,000 from middle position on a flop of A♠9♥5♥ and Philip Stack called on the button. Shane Hall then raised to 25,000 in the big blind and Bohmerwald folded, but Stack moved all in for 50,000. Hall snap-called.
Philip Stack: 9♠9♦
Shane Hall: A♣9♣
Hall had flopped top two pair, but Stack showed down a set of nines as the board ran out 7♣10♥ to earn him a double up.
Maurice Paola raised in middle position and Tony Phan three-bet shoved for 56,000, putting himself at risk. Paola made the call.
Tony Phan: A♦K♦
Maurice Paola: Q♦Q♣
The board ran out 3♥6♦7♠A♥3♠, with Phan pairing his ace to earn the double up.
The next hand, Paola moved all in for his last 17,000 and was called by Eric Medved. Medved's ace-eight bested Paola's seven-five suited and Paola was sent to the rail.
Around 70,000 was in the pot when Maria Konnikova bet enough from middle position to put Erik Nomberg all in on a board of 7♠2♦10♠6♥K♣.
Nomberg, in the small blind, tanked for several minutes until he called for his last 50,000. Konnikova then showed A♠A♦ and Nomberg shot out of his seat and slammed his cards in the muck before making his exit.
