In early position, Stephen Ma raised to 53,000. Charles Moore defended his big blind to see a flop, and the dealer spread out 
. A little bet of about 57,000 was enough to chase Moore out of the pot.
On the next hand, Ma was under the gun, and he opened with the same raise to 53,000. Action folded around to the blinds again, but this time Mark Bonsack gave him some respect. He folded what looked to be 
.
One hand later, Bonsack came in raising to 52,000 from the small blind. But Ma was having none of it. He reraised to 200,000 straight, and Bonsack yielded once again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,175,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
and Moore was sent to the payout desk.
board, but Ma fired a bet of 125,000 on the end. Stanko called, but he could not beat the 
that appeared across the felt.
appeared right in the window for Ma, and the board ended up showing 
