Hands #54-58: Hale Doubles Through Paster
Hand #54: Kevin Saul raised to 48,000 from the button, Marcel Vonk three-bet to 168,000 out of the small blind. "Good trick Marcel. I folded the button three orbits in a row," Saul said before mucking his cards.
Hand #55: Millard Hale raised the pot to 84,000 first to act and got folds all around.
Hand #56: Brandon Paster raised the pot out of the small blind to 72,000 and Hale moved all in for a total of 186,000 chips. Call from Paster, showdown please:
Hale: 
Paster: 
The 
flop gave Hale a straight and Paster was wishing for diamonds go get a sweat. However, both the 
turn and the 
river bricked.
Hand #57: Paster raised from the button to 55,000 and quickly folded after Gabriel Nassif announced a pot-sized raise in the big blind.
Hand #58: Matthew Dames raised the pot to 84,000 from early position and claimed the blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000 | -200,000 |
|
380,000 | 230,000 |