Petro Ousts Kachittavong
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Soukha Kachittavong opened to 40,000 from under the gun and was three-bet to 100,000 by Morgan Petro one seat over. Action folded back around to Kachittavong, who decided to call.
Kachittavong checked to Petro on a flop of 
and he continued for 80,000. After some thought, Kachittavong opted to call.
The 
turn put four to a straight as well as a flush on the board but that did not seem to bother Kachittavong as he moved all in. Petro instantly called with the covering stack to put Kachittavong at risk.
Soukha Kachittavong: 
Morgan Petro: 
Kachittavong was drawing dead to a chop but found no help on the 
river to bring his tournament to a close. Petro, meanwhile, is now among the chip leaders thanks to the large pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
950,000
648,000
|
648,000 |
|
Busted |
river completed the backdoor draw to keep Sechman alive in the tournament.
and the middle position player continued for 35,000. That did not dissuade Wolfe who flatted. 
turn saw Wolfe check for a second time and his opponent once more bet, this time sizing up to 115,000. Despite the larger sizing, Wolfe was not going anywhere and made the call. 
completed the board. The middle position player was not prepared to go to a cheap showdown and fired off a third barrel of 200,000. After just a few moments, Wolfe called and tabled 
, good enough to take down a large pot.
turn at which point Poe checked for a second time. Hershey fired off 60,000 which was promptly called by Poe. 
and for a third time Poe checked. Hershey was not yet willing to go to showdown, pushing 100,000 into the middle. Poe tossed in a chip to call and tabled 
turn with the 
river completing a clean runout for the pocket rockets.
turn and