Gary Banks With an Early Setback
Level 15
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
There was a full board of 
in a blind-on-blind confrontation between Gary Banks, who came into the day third in chips, and his opponent Andrey Berinov.
Banks checked to his opponent who bet 700,000 into a pot of around a million chips. Banks then check-raised to 1,950,000. Berinov thought for a while before calling.
Banks rechecked his hole cards before mucking face down, allowing Berinov to take down the pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,200,000
2,250,000
|
2,250,000 |
|
7,700,000
2,350,000
|
2,350,000 |