Action started with Brant Hale, who raised it up to 8,500 in early position. Action folded around to Jen-Yue Chiang on the button, and he made the call on the button. The blinds got out of the way, and the dealer laid down a flop of 
. Hale checked to Chiang, who fired out a bet of 11,500. Hale tanked for about a minute before moving all in for 39,500 on top, and Chiang folded after 30 seconds of thinking. Hale jumped up to 85,000 after the hand, while Chiang drops down to 110,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
85,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
and Le doubled up and then some with two-pair. Le is now back up to 95,000.
, and again Pellegrino led out, this time for 36,500. Eames tanked for about 90 seconds before throwing in the call, and the dealer peeled the 
off on the river. For the third time in a row, Pellegrino led out, this time for 55,000. Again, Eames went into the tank, as this bet represented more then half of his remaining stack. He eventually called, and said, "I have a set," tabling 
Pellegrino grimaced and let out a sigh, showing 
....but as you already can guess, a 
hit the river, sending a disgusted jolt through Negreanu.
