Hands #52-57: Schindler Turns the Nut Straight Before a Break
Hand #52: Shawn Buchanan received a walk.
Hand #53: A walk for David Laka.
Hand #54: Jake Schindler made it 100,000 and John Amato called in the big blind. They checked the 
board until the showdown where Amato's 
lost to Schindler's 
.
Hand #55: Jeremy Wien scooped the pot with a raise to 130,000.
Hand #56: David Peters open jammed his 595,000 in the middle from the second position and found no competitor.
Hand #57: David Laka raised to 100,000 in the hijack and Jake Schindler defended out of the big blind. Laka bet 90,000 again on the 
flop and Schindler stuck around, check-calling.
The turn was the 
and Laka fired a second barrel worth 235,000. Schindler called again and the 
hit the river. Schindler checked for one last time and Laka didn't pull off another bet, saving himself from a further damage as Schindler opened 
for a turned straight.
That was the last hand before the players headed for a 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000 | -100,000 |
|
2,300,000 | -100,000 |
|
1,700,000 | -100,000 |
|
1,500,000 | 600,000 |
|
940,000 | -460,000 |
|
720,000 | 100,000 |