Cheong Hurts Ruivo
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Level 26
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
According to a player, Joseph Cheong opened to 65,000 under the gun and Manuel Ruivo in the big blind three-bet to 290,000 and had to face Cheong's four-bet all in for 1,282,000.
Ruivo ended up calling and the players tabled their cards:
Ruivo: 
Cheong: 
The board fell 
and Cheong took down the pot and the huge double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,600,000 | 1,500,000 |
|
1,800,000 | -1,500,000 |
and Manig paired his queen to take control of the hand. Lee needed a river six to stay alive, but the 
flop, leaving Nahum all but hopeless. The 
turn and 
river weren't the miracle cards Nahum needed, so Massey took the pot to end his run in this event.
runout didn't help him. Franco fell down to 200,000 chips.
when we got to the table. Aaron Messmer bet 265,000 from the big blind into his lone opponent, James Mackey, who was in the cutoff. Mackey called.
fell on the river and Messmer bet again, 575,000 this time. After some thought, Mackey folded and the dealer pushed the pot Messmer's way.
and was called by Jared Narzem with 
