Cameron Cunningham had got into a raising war against Jack Salter, the latter pushing for 37,400 over a suspected four-bet to 11,600. Cunningham made the call with and Salter showed , the board came making Cunningham two pair but crucially giving Salter a straight for a big pot.
Cunningham's remaining chips went in the next hand with pocket threes but ran into ace-jack.
After Weijie Zheng opened from early position, Tony Martin three-bet from the button and both blinds folded. Zheng then moved all in for 54,700 and Martin hit the tank, which is when we picked up the action. After about a minute of deliberation, Martin called and seemed pleased he got it in good.
Martin:
Zheng:
It was a flip and Martin looked a little relieved when the flop didn't bring Zheng any help. Zheng needed to catch either a king or ace to stay alive, but he failed to do so as the appeared on the turn followed by the on the river.
Dermot Blain opened for 2,500 and was raised by Luke Grant. Blain responded by shoving all-in and the triangle was tossed to him. Grant called and showed . Blain was in a world of hurt with . The board ran out . A 27,900 dent to Blain’s stack left him with 4,500.
TWO:
Blain was all-in for his last 4,500 next hand. Timothy Chung called and the blinds thought better of it and folded. Chung had against Blain’s . The cards fell . Blain won that one to grow his stack to 12,400.
THREE:
Blain shipped it in for the entire 12,400. No callers this time as he added the precious blinds and antes to his stack.
FOUR:
Blain announced all-in and was called by William Colin in the small blind. The big blind folded. Blain had him just covered so was not at risk this time. Colin tabled against Blain’s . “Pretty hand right? I like that hand.” Blain said. The board ran out giving the win to Colin. Blain was left with just 1,900.
FIVE:
Blain’s chips were in for the fifth time in a row. William Colin called, Tony Martin raised over the top all-in and Colin folded. Martin had while Blain had .
The cards fell and Blain survived once again.
There would be no sixth in a row however as ambassador Blain folded in the big blind and then the small blind.
Melin feel quite early here on Day 1b, which meant Blain was the last FTP Ambassador standing. Blain, who finished third in the High Roller yesterday, gave it his best, but he has fallen in the last level of the night.
It happened when he pushed his short stack of 4,700 in from middle position and received a call from the player in the hijack. Luke Grant then three-bet to 13,300 from the small blind and forced the hijack out of the hand.
Grant:
Blain:
Blain seemed to know his time was up, and sure enough the board ran out to send the Irishman to the rail
and Salter showed 
, the board came 
making Cunningham two pair but crucially giving Salter a straight for a big pot.
flop didn't bring Zheng any help. Zheng needed to catch either a king or ace to stay alive, but he failed to do so as the 
appeared on the turn followed by the 
on the river.
. Blain was in a world of hurt with 
. A 27,900 dent to Blain’s stack left him with 4,500.
. The cards fell 
giving the win to Colin. Blain was left with just 1,900.
while Blain had 
.
and Blain survived once again.
