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While Nick Yunis was being eliminated, Michael Telker, Jason Koon, and Govert Metaal were building a big pot on the other table. Metaal started the action, raising to 25,000 from the cutoff seat. Telker three-bet to 68,000 on the button, Koon cold four-bet to 123,000 from the small blind, and the action was back on Metaal.
"How much is the minimum raise?" he asked the dealer.
The dealer examined Telker's three-bet and Koon's four-bet, and informed Metaal that the minimum raise would be to 178,000. Metaal decided to make it 190,000, Telker immediately folded, and Koon called.
The flop fell 
, and both players checked. The 
turned, and Koon led for 142,000. Metaal sat quietly for around thirty seconds, then folded 
face up.
Koon showed the 
, mucked his hand, and scooped the last pot of the night to take the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,646,000
346,000
|
346,000 |
|
||
|
545,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
397,000
68,000
|
68,000 |