JJ Liu looking for her first bracelet
With a 1,200-chip raise being called by four players, we saw JJ Liu lead out for 2,400 on a flop of .
Liu had one caller before being faced with a 2,000-chip bet when the turn landed the . Liu made the call, and when the was checked to her on the turn, she fired for 5,000 and her opponent made the call.
Liu tabled for a runner-runner straight as her opponent flashed her before mucking her hand. Liu climbs to over 40,000 in chips.
Brett Abarbanel has just skyrocketed to the top of the leaderboard after her pocket jacks outdrew an opponents pocket aces.
Abarbanel opened the pot with a raise to 975 from under-the-gun. Her opponent then made it an additional 1,000 to go and action folded back around to Abarbanel who called.
The flop came -- the perfect complement to Abarbanel's holecards -- and she fired a bet of 4,000. Her opponent then moved all in and Abarbanel made a quick call with the mortal nuts.
The turn and river fell a very safe , for Abarbanel who now sits with just over 50,000 in chips.
Shirley Williams eliminated
Maridu Mayrinck opened from middle position to 1,725, and with it folding round to Shirley Williams in the big blind she moved all in for her last 2,350. Mayrinck made the call, and the cards were tabled.
Mayrinck:
Williams:
Both players paired, but Mayrinck's kicker would play when the board ran out to see Williams head to the rail as Mayrinck moves to 28,300 in chips.
JJ Liu opened on the button to 1,500 and Maria Ho defended from the big blind.
The flop of was checked by Ho to see Liu lead out for 2,100. With the action on Ho, she sat there riffling chips for over two minutes before making it 4,500 to go.
With Liu now forced to make a decision, she turned her head towards Ho and looked her up and down for nearly three minutes before laying her hand down.
Ho quickly mucked her hand and raked in the pot to climb to 31,400 while Liu slips to 32,700 in chips.