Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
With the board showing 
and around 165,000 in the middle, Nathan Goldstein pushed out an all-in bet of 114,000 and Samuel Taylor went into the tank for over a minute deciding what to do.
Finally Taylor folded, asking Goldstein if he'd show one card and Goldstein turned down the offer. "Better than ace-jack" surmised one at the table. "Better than ace-queen," said another with confidence.
Whatever Goldstein had, the bet he made was enough to win him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
590,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
278,000
172,000
|
172,000 |
, and Halling check-called 28,000. He check-called 46,000 after the 
turned, and the river brought a 
. Halling checked once more. After some thought, Rettenmaier checked behind him.
for a boat. Retternmaier mucked his hand, and the two exchanged some banter about how the river may have cost Halling some value.
with about 50,000 chips in the pot already, Heath led for 27,000. In the next seat Dattani reraised to 70,000 which put Joseph Hertzog in the tank. Eventually Hertzog frustratedly mucked his hand putting the action back on Heath. He tanked for a bit but eventually called.
and both players checked to see the 
for a flush draw that turned into a pair. That was good enough to take down the pot just before the two players moved tables.
. Allis pushed all in, and Steinberg called immediately. He tabled 
for a flush, and Allis angrily slammed his cards to the table face up, showing 
for ace high.
. However, he couldn't fade the 
on the turn. Le was now hoping for one of the two ten's left in the deck, but the river gave Snickles an unneeded two pair, 
flop fall.
