With the board reading 
we found Carter Phillips firing out a bet only to be jammed on by Gavin Griffin.
With a fairly substantial pot brewing, Phillips contemplated committing his remaining 6,500 in chips, but after a few moments of deliberation, he open-mucked his 
.
Griffin mucked his hand and dragged the pot to move to 37,000 in chips.
On a 
flop, Dan Smith committed his final few thousand with David "The Dragon" Pham making the call.
Smith: 
Pham: 
The turn fell the 
, and when the river spiked the 
, Smith doubled through to 16,900 while crippling Pham to just 2,700 in chips.
First day of event #4
Kathy Liebert just busted an opponent with the 
to the 
for the all-in player. The money went in preflop and the board ran out 
to give Liebert the win. She's up to 24,000 now.
![John Duthie [during the heads-up championship]](https://s.pnimg.net/Z411vW1aiB5XVVxfFG233IOVFVhARaQcu6XFfFei9dE/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/Nzk4LzE1L3g1ODc3/ZTRjYzQ1LmpwZw.webp)
We caught up with the action just as a 
flop had been dealt with two players in the hand. John Duthie bet 2,200 from the big blind and the player on the button smooth called.
The turn brought a 
and Duthie moved in for his remaining 8,000. The button called and showed 
for top two, while Duthie showed just for third pair.
The 
river was no help to Duthie, who was sent to the rail.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Facing a preflop raise to 350, Jose Ignacio Barbero and Dermot Blain made the call next to act before Andre Akkari three-bet his button to 1,400.
The three active players all made the call to see a 
flop fall with all four players checking it through as the landed on the turn.
Team PokerStars Pro Brazil member Andre Akkari fired a delayed continuation-bet of 2,700 only to find some heat from the original raiser when he made it 6,950 to go.
Barbero passed, but with the action on APPT Macau Champion Blain, he pushed all in for 19,050. Akkari passed and Blain was met with a call.
Blain: 
Opponent:
With Blain trailing in both hand strength and chips, he would be fortunate enough to spike the on the river to see him make a flush and soar to nearly 50,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,500
33,500
|
33,500 |
|
14,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
|
8,800
600
|
600 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
36,000
17,500
|
17,500 |
|
20,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
12,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
7,500
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
||
|
7,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
When we reached his table, Antonio Esfandiari was heads up with an opponent and the board read 
. Esfandiari checked, his opponent shoved for effectively 14,000, and Esfandiari quickly called. His opponent opened up 
for an ace-high flush, and Esfandiari mucked his hand before hitting the rail.
We missed the action preflop, but when we arrived at their table Nick "agriffrod" Mitchell and Allen "albari" Bari were heads up with the board reading 
. Mitchell checked, Bari tossed out 750, and Mitchell called. The turn was the 
, and Mitchell checked again. Bari cooly tossed out a lavender T500 chip, and Mitchell again called.
The river was the 
, and Mitchell checked a third time. Bari slid out about 20,000 - even though Mitchell only had around 4,000 in chips - and Mitchell check-called for a third time. Bari tabled for trip fives, and Mitchell tried to muck his hand but the dealer flipped it over - 
. Bari recorded the knockout, scooped the pot, and is now nearing 50,000 chips.
