Gerard Pique fired 2,500 on a flop of 
. His heads-up opponent check-called and the 
fell on the turn. Pique's opponent check-called a bet of 4,500 and the 
completed the board on the river. Pique tossed out another bullet and his opponent check-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
123,000
99,675
|
99,675 |
Vanessa Rousso opened to 1,800 and the player to her immediate left moved all in for less than 20,000. It was folded back to Rousso who called with 
. She was in great shape to knock out the shorter-stacked player who held 
, but the flop would come 
and the turn and river of 
would change nothing. Rousso was left with approximately 20,000 after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
Timur Margolin was faced with a bet of 4,500 on a flop of 
, and put in a raise to 12,600. His opponent shoved for what looked like 60,000 or so, and Margolin made a quick call.
Margolin: 
Opponent: 
Margolin's hand held up as the turn and river bricked 
, 
respectively, and he recorded the knockout. The Israeli now has 202,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
202,000
57,500
|
57,500 |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
176,000
20,500
|
20,500 |
|
145,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
111,500
16,300
|
16,300 |
|
||
|
65,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
55,000
23,200
|
23,200 |
|
||
|
50,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
32,700
2,600
|
2,600 |
|
27,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
||
|
26,200
6,025
|
6,025 |
Nathan Bjerno opened his button to 2,000 only to have the player in the small blind make it 4,400 to go. The big blind got out of the way and Bjerno called to see a flop.
The dealer fanned 
on the felt and Bjerno's opponent continued out for 4,500. Bjerno stuck around and the 
struck the felt on fourth street. Action slowed with a check to Bjerno who checked it back. The completed the board, Bjerno's opponent bet 5,000, and the two-time WSOP Circuit ring let his hand go. With this hit, Bjerno is now down to about 65,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
215,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
130,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
120,000
25,100
|
25,100 |
|
100,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
85,000
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
75,000
31,800
|
31,800 |
|
75,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
67,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
64,000
20,950
|
20,950 |
|
60,000
1,200
|
1,200 |
|
|
||
|
50,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
49,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
|
||
|
31,000
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
30,000
2,400
|
2,400 |
|
||
|
20,000
100
|
100 |
|
20,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
120,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
||
|
114,000
12,500
|
12,500 |
|
92,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
69,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
60,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
47,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
34,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
24,000
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
22,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Andreas Hoivold called barrels of 5,000 on the flop and 10,000 on the turn on a board of 
. After the river card, the player who was firing announced "twenty-five" before dropping in 25,000. The floor was called, and the ruling was that the bet had to be smallest 25 - 2,500.
"It would be pretty funny to raise to 25,000 now," Hoivold said as he considered his options.
He tossed in a call, and his opponent showed 
for a boat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
81,000
4,600
|
4,600 |
James Dempsey three-bet a 1,700 opener to 4,400. The player in the small blind popped it up to 9,800 and took it down preflop.
Dempsey is currently just below a 50 big blind stack. Here’s a look at a few other stacks around Brasilia who fit that description:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
40,800
22,200
|
22,200 |
|
|
||
|
33,000
7,400
|
7,400 |
|
|
||
|
30,200
1,800
|
1,800 |
|
23,800
8,800
|
8,800 |
|
23,500
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
17,000
9,500
|
9,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
163,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
159,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
130,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
113,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
109,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
||
|
108,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
83,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
44,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
||
|
26,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
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