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Just as we walked up to the table, Darren Elias was having his stack counted up so he could receive a double-up. His 
was still face up in front of him and the board had ran 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | 22,400 |
Deron Noksana and Simon Lam got it all in preflop with Lam enjoying the lead with 
to his opponent's 
. Despite Lam having the bigger pair, the flop of 
foreshadowed what was to come for Noksana. The 
hit the turn, giving Noksana a straight, and Lam was drawing dead to the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,000 | |
|
200 | -75,200 |
The player in the hijack seat raised to 4,000, getting a call from the player on the button before Jonathan Jaffe three-bet to 13,500.
With action back on the original raiser, he counted out a raise, sliding out 20,000, but the dealer pointed out that the minimum raise would need to be 23,000, so he added to the chips he had put in the middle.
The player on the button folded and Jaffe took a few moments before he counted out a five-bet. He pushed forward 37,000. His opponent took only a few seconds to throw his cards in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
197,000 | 125,300 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Harley Stoffmaker was the first in the hand when he raised to 2,500 from middle position and Ricardo Alvarado reraised from the hijack seat to 7,000. Brian Altman flatted from the cutoff position and Stoffmaker folded when action came back around to him.
The dealer flipped over 
and Alvarado checked. Altman bet 11,500 and Alvarado called.
The turn was the and Alvarado checked. Altman continued with a bet of 19,000 and Alvarado gave up his cards.
Thomas Taylor was on the button and Sam Chartier was in the big blind. We arrived at the table in the middle of the preflop raising war with a raise to 15,100 in front of Chartier. Taylor thought for a while before raising it to 25,200. Chartier flat-called.
The dealer swiped 
on the table and Chartier checked. Taylor bet 10,200, leaving him very little behind, and Chartier pushed all in. Taylor instantly threw in a chip to call.
Chartier: 
Taylor: 
Taylor needed to catch an ace to catch up, but the turn and river came 
and Chartier picked up the big pot. Taylor was left with only a couple of big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
126,000 | 65,100 |
|
3,000 | -47,600 |
Jason Guiley and Herbert Montabalno got it all in preflop and Guiley held the best two cards in hold'em: 
. Montabalno was in need of help with 
.
The board ran out clean for the aces: 
. Guiley picked up the big double-up and Montabalno was left with half of what he once had.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
112,000 | 75,900 |
|
|
40,000 | -47,900 |
Shakeeb Kazemipur raised to 2,500 preflop and was called by two players including Leslie Matchim. The dealer fanned a flop of 
and it checked to Matchim. He bet 4,000 and only Kazemipur called.
The turn was the and Kazempir checked. Matchim continued with a bet of 8,000 and Kazemipur took only a moment to flick his cards in the muck.
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
