Ali Eslami opened for 45,000 from middle position and action folded around to Allen Kessler on the big blind, who three-bet to 115,000. Eslami called.
The flop came 

and Kessler announced a 200,000 bet. Eslami folded.
Ali Eslami opened for 45,000 from middle position and action folded around to Allen Kessler on the big blind, who three-bet to 115,000. Eslami called.
The flop came 

and Kessler announced a 200,000 bet. Eslami folded.
Players are now on their first 20-minute break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,560,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
555,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
438,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
|
260,000 | |
|
|
245,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
220,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
220,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 0
Break is now over and play has resumed.
Dajuan Whorley opened to 48,000 only to have John Gordon three-bet his button to 123,000. Whorley made the call, and when the 

flop was spread, he moved all in for his final 96,000.
Gordon deliberated for a few moments before making the call to put Whorley at risk.
Gordon: 

Whorley: 

The turn and river landed the
and
to see Whorley rake in the double to move to 450,000 as Gordon slips to 200,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
450,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
200,000
238,000
|
238,000 |
Ali Eslami opened to 54,000 only to have Mika Paasonen announce a raise of pot. Eslami pushed and Paasonen found himself all in.
Eslami: 

Paasonen: 

The board was spread 



to see the pot chopped up.
Ali Eslami limped in under the gun as Brian Rast, Allen Kessler and John Gordon all came along for the minimum to see a 

flop fall.
Eslami fired out a bet of 50,000 which only Rast called before the
on the turn was greeted by an Eslami bet of 120,000 - while leaving himself just a single 1,000-denomination chip to cap his cards.
Rast passed, and Eslami collected the pot to move to 320,000 in chips.
John Gordon entered the pot from the cutoff with a raise to 58,000 only to have Mika Paasonen raise to 140,000. Once the action returned to Gordon, he moved all in and Paasonen made the call for his last 10,000.
Gordon: 

Paasonen: 

Fortunately for the at-risk Paasonen, the board ran out 



to see him move to 324,000 as Gordon is left with barely enough to cover the small blind.
Ali Eslami opened to 48,000 from middle position and Allen Kessler three-bet the big blind to 124,000.
Eslami quickly folded, and Kessler captured the pot to return to 500,000 in chips.
Brian Rast opened to 48,000 and forced out the remaining players as John Gordon was all in for his last 12,000 in the big blind.
Rast: 

Gordon: 

The board rolled out 



to see Gordon's pair hold as he moves to 36,000 in chips.