Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Action folded to Niklas Hambitzer who completed his small blind. Leo Margets checked her big blind and the two took a flop of 
. Hambitzer fired 1,600 on the flop and Margets stuck around.
The turn was the 
and Hambitzer slowed with a check. Margets fired 4,000 and Hambitzer quickly called to see a river. The dealer produced the 
to finish the board and Hambitzer checked once more. Margets knocked the table back and showed a winning 
for a pair of queens. Her stack is now up to about 108,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
108,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
||
, Jason Mercier checked to Day 1 chip leader Dietrich Fast who bet 3,500. Mercier thought for a moment and made the call.
putting a flush on the board and Mercier checked again. Fast sat quietly, his left hand perched on his opposite shoulder. After a moment, he put out a bet of 12,500. Mercier flicked his cards into the center, a look of frustration on his face, as he fell to 47,500 in chips with that loss.
and Rampone was deep in the tank.
board in a blind battle and saw Thomas Muhlocker bet 15,500. Kihara called after only about 30 seconds, and Muhlocked flipped 
for a busted straight draw. Kihara showed 
, and the PokerStars Team Online pro has one of the heftier stacks in the room at more than 225,000.
and both players checked. The turn was the 
river and Matias turned over 
. Fisher flashed the 
and said "nice check on the flop, I was gonna raise you." Both players are near the top of the chip counts with Fisher holding 395,000 and Matias 285,000 after that pot.
