Level 9
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Shivan Abdine finished 14th in this very event one year ago and is on track for another possible deep run. Despite a mediocre start, the Aussie has racked up a lot of chips and just recalled a hand in which he raised the cutoff with pocket eights and was called by the player on the button.
On a 
flop, both players checked and Abdine check-called a pot-sized bet on the 
turn which brought a flush draw. Abdine also check-called a shove on the 
turn and his pocket eights were good, as his opponent only had 
for the busted nut flush draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
took on 
and the board came 
.
, Nicholas Woodhams bet 30,000 and Billy "The Croc" Argyros reluctantly folded, as did the player on the button. Woodhams raked in the pot without having to show his cards.
turn and 6,000 on the 
and Woodhams scooped another pot with the 
.
and Hawes had the 
for the turned straight.
versus 
, Mladen Ivin in the big blind and Joe Snell in the cutoff checked over to Haoran Zhang on the button. He bet 22,000 and that won the pot uncontested.
