Chris Lahoda was down to his last 6,000 chips when he woke up with aces and got his chips into the middle as a three-bet in a pot with a limp and a raise. Only the raiser ended up calling and Lahoda's aces were up against the eights of his opponent. The board ran clean for the rockets, and Lahoda got a double plus.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Action folded to Maurice Gingras and he raised to 4,000 into the big blind of table newcomer Codey Chief. Chief considered the spot for a few seconds before sliding out a stack of whites for 20,000. It didn't take long for Gingras to fold, sending the pot to Chief and giving him a stack of over 35,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
Action folded around to Joseph Taruc in middle position who rasied to 6,000, only the player directly to his left called.
The flop came 
and Taruc checked it over to his opponent who bet 7,000. Taruc called.
The 
turn saw both players check. When the 
came on the river Taruc fired out a bet of 13,000 and took down the pot once his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
51,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Anthony Imperial opened from middle position by pushing his stack of about 30,000 into the middle. Action folded to Maurice Gingras in the small blind and he reshoved with the smaller stack.
"Please let this be aces," said big blind Codey Chief as he squeezed his cards, then open-mucked his 
, closing the action and setting Imperial's 
against the 
over cards of Gingras. It was ostensibly a race, until the dealer dropped 
onto the felt for the flop, and Gingras was already collecting his things after suffering death by flopped quads.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
86,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Khai Nguyen closed the action preflop with a call from the big blind after a player in middle position raised to 6,000 and the button called.
The 
flop saw Nguyen check-call a bet of 13,500 from the original raiser.
The players went heads-up to the turn which was the . Nguyen checked it over to his opponent who moved all in, Nguyen quickly called for his remaining 27,500.
Nguyen: 
Opponent: 
Nguyen's turned straight left his opponent with just 4 outs going to the river. The 
completed the board and Nguyen secured the massive double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
104,500
104,500
|
104,500 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Action folded to Mark Prystupa on the button and he shoved for his last 3,000. Anthony Imperial in the small blind completed and the big blind checked her option.
Both blinds checked through the entire board, but when Prystupa rolled over pocket kings, the blinds mucked their hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,000 |
Action folded to the player in the hijack who moved all in for his last 37,000. Andrew de la Salle made the call on the button and James Boyd put in his last 20,000 from the small blind. The three players turned their cards over and were off to the races.
Hijack:
de la Salle: 
Boyd: 
The flop of 
put de la Salle into the lead but gave Boyd a flush draw.
The gave Boyd another three outs heading to the river. The 
improved Boyd to the nut flush and he pulled in the 68,000 chip main pot to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000 | |
|
|
68,000 |
