Thomas Starting to Close the Gap
We caught up with the two players on a board of 
. Brian Meinders checked to Thomas who fired out a bet. Meinders raised but quickly found himself faced with a three-bet from Thomas. Meinders called and Thomas showed 
for fours full of aces.
A dejected Meinders flung the 
, the last remaining four in the deck to the felt and mucked his other card. Thomas is now sitting on about 530,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,120,000 | -155,000 |
|
530,000 | 160,000 |