Hands #1-4: Kaverman and Thorel Climb
Hand 1: Jean-Noel Thorel opened to 50,000 from late position and took down the pot.
Hand 2: Thorel opened to 40,000 from early position with 
and Erik Seidel called in the big blind with 
. Both players checked the 
flop to see the 
on the turn. Seidel fired a bet of 60,000 and Thorel called.
The 
completed the board on the river and Seidel checked. Thorel bet 75,000 and Seidel called to win the pot.
Hand 3: Thorel limped with 
under-the-gun and Seidel called in the big blind with 
. Steve O'Dwyer checked his big blind with 
and the flop came 
. Seidel made a bet worth 50,000 and just Thorel called.
The 
hit on the turn and Thorel bet 75,000. Seidel called and the 
landed on the river.
Thorel fired a bet of 100,000 and Seidel called. Thorel took down the sizeable pot.
Hand 4: Byron Kaverman opened to 40,000 with 
under-the-gun and Benjamin Pollak three-bet from the cutoff, making it 135,000 with 
. Kaverman four-bet sliding out a bet of 495,000 and Pollak folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,680,000
171,000
|
171,000 |
|
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|
1,234,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
|
741,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
||
|
440,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
||
|
361,000
177,000
|
177,000 |
|
146,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
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