Hua Out
CK Hua was on the short stack and moved all in for his last 7,000 only to be called by Kenny Nguyen.
Hua:
Nguyen:
Nguyen held the advantage and it stayed that was on the board. Hua hits the road as Nguyen now sits with 23,000 chips.
CK Hua was on the short stack and moved all in for his last 7,000 only to be called by Kenny Nguyen.
Hua:
Nguyen:
Nguyen held the advantage and it stayed that was on the board. Hua hits the road as Nguyen now sits with 23,000 chips.
Dave Sands raised it up to 3,800 before an opponent moved all in for his last 15,700. Sands decided it was a good time to gamble as he made the call.
Sands:
Opponent:
Sands was hoping for live cards but found himself dominated. However he pulled one out of the bag when the board was spread to give him two pair and send his opponent to the rail shaking his head in disappointment. Sands is up to 64,000.
Five members of Team PokerStars Pro started the day, but only two made it to dinner break. Jose Barbero and Fatima Moreira de Melo didn't make the money, and George Lind was gone as soon as the bubble burst, finishing in 341st place.
Team Argentina's Veronica Dabul's stack was dwindling, but she just managed a double up with . She's up to 31,500 now. Frenchman Arnaud Mattern has fallen under 30,000 and has yet to return from dinner break. We hope he arrives soon to tend to his shrinking stack.
"Sixty minutes is not enough time to eat and smoke..." was overheard from a random player returning from break. Really? Well, I wonder which he chose.
The 211 remaining players are now back in their seats and the cards are in the air. The players are currently guaranteed $2,308 in prize money. For a full list of prize winners please refer to the Payouts tab for full details.
Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
The players are now taking a one-hour dinner break.
Catching the action on a board of CK Hua fired a bet of 6,500 with his opponent in the hijack making the call.
The river brought the and Hua let rip with another bullet worth 12,000. His opponent made the call and tabled for the best hand as Hua showed on his way to the muck.
Hua slips to 29,500 just prior to the dinner break.
Dan Frank got involved in a three-way raised pot in the big blind. The flop came , and all three players checked. Frank checked again after the turn, and the player in middle position checked behind. The button took a 5,000-chip stab at it, and Frank called. The third player folded, and on to the river. Frank checked a third street, and his opponent fired 10,000.
Frank looked like he was going to make a quick call, then hesitated. "How much you playing?" The other guy had about 20,000 behind. Then Frank seemed like he was contemplating a fold. Two minutes into his thought process, Frank asked his opponent if he'd show if he folded. No response other than a toothy grin. Another minute went by, and Frank announced a call without putting any chips forward. He just knew is read was correct.
"Nice call," said his opponent, trying to get out of having to show without releasing his cards. The dealer made him turn over for a missed flush draw. "Yes!" Frank cheered. "Sixes!" He tabled , giving a fist pump as he jumped out of his chair.
Frank busted a player on the next hand and is now up to 88,000.
Matt Stout was under 4,000 when he moved all in under-the-gun. Only one player called, and miraculously, Stout was ahead. He had to his opponent's . The board came , and Stout doubled up. But he was back in the big blind next hand.
Andrew Chen raised to 2,700 before Tony Dunst three-bet to 7,500 on the button. Chen made the call and they went heads-up to a flop of .
Both players checked before the hit the turn. Chen checked and Dunst bet 9,000. Chen made the call and the river produced the . Chen checked and again called as Dunst fired 15,000 into the middle.
Dunst tabled for two pair which was too good for Chen as he mucked. Dunst climbed to 97,000
Chen was back down to 21,000 but managed to eliminate a short stack moments later when his pocket jacks held against queen-ten on a board. Chen sits at 30,000.