A middle-position player opened to 500, and Guoliang Chen called in the cutoff.
Chen called a 1,000 bet from his opponent on the 
flop. Both players then checked the 
turn.
Facing a check on the 
river, Chen bet 1,000 and got the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | |
|
||
Kenneth Barkoff opened to 800 from the cutoff, Felix Kim three-bet to 2,700 from the small blind, and Barkoff called.
Kim continuation bet for 2,400 on the 
flop, Barkoff raised to 6,000, and Kim called.
Kim checked the 
turn, Barkoff bet 15,000, and Kim folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
82,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
37,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
With about 10,000 already in the middle, Ed Petrella bet 3,500 from middle position on a 
board.
Yingxin Chen, on the button, thought it over for a bit before making the call. Petrella turned over 
for turned trip tens, Chen mucked, and Petrella scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000 | |
|
57,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
With about 18,000 in the pot on the river, and the board showing 
, Justin Davis bet 10,000 from the big blind.
He told his opponent, Jennifer Sostak, to save her money, saying he had 
.
Sostak, who was under the gun, indeed folded, and David showed the for the nut flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,000 | |
|
|
44,000 |
The under-the-gun player, with an 18,300 stack, got all of the chips in against Tam Nguyen, on the direct left, preflop, with Nguyen having his opponent covered.
Under the Gun: 
Tam Nguyen: 
Board: 
Nguyen was in great position to score the knockout the whole way, and his king-queen held up through the runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
A pot of around 22,000 had already accumulated on the river of a 
board, and John McGuinness went all in from early position, committing his last 21,000.
His opponent on the cutoff went deep into the tank, eventually deciding on a call for his tournament life.
The cutoff player saw the bad news, however, when McGuinness tabled 
, good for two pair.
The cutoff mucked his hand and headed for the exit, while McGuinness took in his newly won chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
85,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
73,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
69,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
58,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
56,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
56,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
44,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
37,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
36,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
34,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
8,500
17,000
|
17,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
