Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Natasha Mercier raised to 2,500 in middle position and picked up one caller in Sirzat Hissou in the big blind. Hissou checked the 
flop and called a continuation bet worth 2,500 before doing so again for 5,100 on the 
turn. After the 
river, Hissou checked once more and Barbour made it 15,100 to go.
Hissou gave it some thought and sent his cards into the muck to drop back to starting stack, while Mercier is slowly but surely closing the gap.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
12,400
|
12,400 |
|
55,000
16,600
|
16,600 |
. Cai bet 22,000 and Hinkle called. Both checked the 
, bringing a 
. Soyza checked from under the gun and Jacobson fired out a large bet of 20,000 into a pot of around 15,000. Soyza called and the 
for a set of fours. Soyza flashed 
and Ramon Collilas checked to Steven van Zadelhoff, who bet 9,000 and picked up a call. On the 
for queens and jacks. Collilas had that beat with 
for trips queens and van Zadelhoff nodded "that will do."
, so Carpenter paired up and then faded a turned straight draw to double.
flop and Rui Ferreira called in middle position. Ferreira called another barrel of 25,000 on the 
, and the river was the 
. Ferreira took it down with 
.
