Game, Set And Match

We joined the action on table 37, where no fewer than six players opted to take a flop, five of whom chose to commit an additional 5,000 after the player in the cutoff bet out when checked to. With everyone just as suspicious as the next player, the dealer burned and turned the . With the action checking around to the cutoff once more, he chose the no-nonsense option of moving all-in for his last 32,400.

The player on the button seemed contemplative for a moment, before hesitantly sliding chips over the line to make the call. The small blind also gave this one some thought, before deciding on a fold, with the rest of the field folding quickly. The cutoff whipped over , but it seemed the plauyer on the button was merely feigning hesitation, as he confidently tabled for flopped second set. The cutoff had two outs, but the wasn't one of them, as he left the tournament area.

That leaves us with 158 players left in the 7pm flight, while we are up to 45 players in the 1030 hyper-turbo.