Three Quick Hands Before the Break; Pardo on Fumes
Level 6
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Juan Pardo raised to 7,000 on the button and instantly called the three-bet shove by Dan Smith in the small blind with a near identical shorter stack.
Dan Smith: 
Juan Pardo: 
The coin flip went to Smith, who made nines full of kings on the 
runout to double his 115,500.
Three ways to a 
flop, Eric Worre checked and David Yan bet 8,000 and Mikita Badziakouski then raised to 20,000. Worre checked the shorter stacks of both opponents to then check-raise to 175,000 and earn two quick folds.
Last but not least, Artur Martirosian check-raised a 
flop in a blind battle versus Justin Bonomo and received a call by Bonomo. The 
turn brought a bet worth 23,000 by Martirosian and Bonomo called. Both checked the 
river and Bonomo earned the pot with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
595,000 | -45,000 |
|
355,000 | |
|
240,000 | 50,000 |
|
237,000 | 92,000 |
|
99,000 | -81,000 |
|
60,000 | -16,000 |
|
19,000 | -201,000 |