The players have been battling for small pots for the first 20 minutes of the level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000 | -20,000 |
|
1,275,000 | 275,000 |
|
800,000 | -280,000 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
Players are on break for five more minutes.
Mike Tang raised to 40,000 under the gun and got three-bet to 100,000 by Michael Sanders on the button. Tang called, and the two took in a 
flop. Tang check-called 95,000, but he barreled out all in when a 
hit the turn. Sanders had about 300,000 left and he tanked for a few minutes before deciding to preserve it.
The next hand, he shoved all in under the gun. Mark Martin reshoved on the button, and the blinds quickly mucked.
Martin: 
Sanders: 
"I guess I should have called it off," Sanders said.
The 
run out was clean for the queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,080,000 | 130,000 |
|
|
1,000,000 | 450,000 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,920,000 | 320,000 |
|
|
550,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
550,000 | 350,000 |
Mike Tang opened for 40,000 in the cutoff and called the shove of big blind Terry Presley, who had just 149,000 total.
"I've just got an ugly ace," Presley said, tabling 
.
It was even uglier in contrast to Tang's 
.
A 
flop gave Presley a straight draw.
"Now you have more outs," Justin Gardenhire said. The 
turn was a brick, and the 
was close but no cigar for Presley.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
950,000 | 25,000 |
|
Busted |
Mike Tang opened for 55,000 on the button, and Mark Martin defended the big blind. Both players checked the 
flop, and Martin bet 40,000 on both the 
turn and 
river. Tang called both bets, and Martin showed down 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
925,000 | 115,000 |
|
|
540,000 |
Five players checked a flop of 
, and Issac Tucker bet 100,000 on the 
turn. Justin Gardenhire was the only caller, and the 
paired the board. Tucker announced all in, and Gardenhire quickly called.
"Three fours," Tucker said, showing 
.
"No good," Gardenhire said, showing 
for the nut flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000 | 500,000 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000 | 125,000 |
|
|
810,000 | -190,000 |
|
|
630,000 | -113,000 |
|
|
540,000 | -110,000 |
|
|
500,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
200,000 | -134,000 |
