Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
Charles Sims had opened from early position and had been three-bet to 5,500 from the player on the button. He put out a four-bet to 12,700, basically putting an opponent to the test for the 10,000 or so he had behind. The player went into the tank for over a minute, counting his stack before deciding to fold.
Sims was then awarded the pot, bringing his stack over 75,000 along the way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,600 |
flop fall, and action checked to the button, who bet 1,000. 
fell on the turn and tossed them in the pot. The button folded, and Alexander chipped back closer to the starting stack.
was exposed and claimed to be the burn card as the hand proceeded. Adam Gonzales was in the cutoff and saw action fold to him. He opened to 1,000.
, meaning two of the four aces in the deck had now been accounted for. The big blind led out for 1,000. Gonzales threw out a raise to 3,000 and received a call.
and the river fell 
on the turn.
hit the river, and Ben Keeline bet 5,000 from the small blind. Only the big blind called, and Keeline rolled over 
. The big blind tabled 
for the nuts, and Keeline inadvertently pulled his 5k chip back, before realizing his opponent had him beat.
and Bailey threw out a continuation-bet of 4,000. His opponent took about 10 seconds and proceeded to fold, resulting in Bailey winning the pot on the flop.
with Smith's tournament life at stake. 
and Cloutier's triumphant chip slam was followed by a closed-fisted smack of the table as he exclaimed a chop due to both players filling up to the same full house. 
![[Removed:341] in Day 1b action](https://s.pnimg.net/UIla5JQ5BszloBulI_Og6E12UFu0CP-Xd2UpzCreETw/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8y/MDA5LzY0L3hjMTkw/YTdhMmMyLmpwZw.webp)
turn. The middle position player folded, but Timmons flicked in a 5k chip to call.
river, and Timmons jammed for his last 11,800. Bala folded after a few moments thought.
. The early-position player checked and Nguyen thought for about 15 seconds before tapping the felt twice, cards in hand, to go to showdown. He looked over at his opponent, waiting to see what he had.
. Nguyen turned over 
