Mike Minetti raised to 85,000 in early position and was called by both Eric Stemp and Harold Angle in the blinds. The flop came down 
and Stemp led out with an all in bet.
Both Angle and Minetti folded and Stemp increased his stack to 770,000.
Players are on a short break as the tournament staff color up the yellow 1,000 chips.
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,175,000 | |
|
1,975,000 | |
|
||
|
1,930,000 | |
|
1,050,000 | |
|
1,030,000 | |
|
840,000 | |
|
520,000 | |
Jack Ward was in the small blind and made the call. John Woo checked his option and the flop came down 
.
Ward checked and Woo bet 40,000. Ward popped it to 125,000 and Woo made the call. The turn was the 
and Ward shoved for 620,000. After a bit of time in the tank, Woo made the call and turned over 
. Ward hated to see that, tabling 
.
The river was the 
, ending Ward's tournament in seventh place.
John Woo is now in the chip lead with about 2,800,000.
John Woo made it 125,000 to go from the hijack and Eric Stemp called on the button. Woo checked in the dark and saw the flop fall 
.
Stemp checked and the turn was the 
. Woo bet 100,000 and Stemp called, landing the 
on the river. Both checked and Woo tabled 
, besting Stemp's to win the pot.
Woo: Up to 3,050,000
Stemp: Down to 840,000
Harold Angle raised to 140,000 from the cutoff and was called by John Woo in the big blind. Woo checked in the dark before the flop came 
.
Angle bet 200,000 and Woo called after thinking it over for about a minute. When the 
appeared on the turn, Angle tried to bet 500,000, not knowing Woo was first to act. Woo promptly checked and Angle bet the 500,000.
The bet sent Woo into the tank before he ultimately decided to fold. Woo is down to 2.71 million while Angle is up to 2.22 million.
Action is tremendously slow right now. The stacks are fairly deep so know one seems to feel pressure to mix it up.
Eric Stemp was in the hijack position and decided to limp. Mike Minetti did the same from the small blind and John Woo checked his option in the big.
The flop came 
and Minetti bet 110,000. Woo called and Stemp folded. Minetti then checked the on the turn and Woo bet 250,000. Minetti folded and dropped to 700,000. Woo is up to 3.04 million.
Preston Derden was in the hijack and moved all in for 350,000. John Woo called from the button and both blinds got out of the way.
Woo:
Derden:
Derden was behind and needed help. The flop came 
, which inspired Derden's supporters to root for a seven. The on the turn made it so Derden would only survive with a seven.
The dealer burned and put the 
on the river, which officially eliminated Derden from the tournament in 6th place ($83,872). Meanwhile, Woo has increased hi big stack to 3.38 million.
