Level 18
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
JC Tran opened in the middle position for 12,000 and only Jakob Miegel in the hijack called.
The flop went 
and both players checked. On the 
turn, JC Tran bet 12,000, but Miegel folded after some thinking. Tran showed 
for a flopped set of tens, and grabbed the small pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
125,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
||
when we got to the table. Jakob Miegel was in middle position and checked to his lone opponent, Geoffery Lavinson, who was on his immediate left. Lavinson bet 50,000, and after a bit of time in the tank, Miegel check-jammed for about 85,000 total. Lavinson folded and Miegel took the pot.
when Eric Baldwin bet 6,000 from the small blind, and Ryan Laplante called from the big blind 
and Balwin tossed a stack of 5,000 chips out, putting Laplante's tournament at risk. The latter snap-called, with 42,000 chips left and turned over 
, was behind and the 
river didn't change anything. 
turn, Steinman bet 17,000 and Le Goff chose to fold his hand. 
board. Song tabled 
, Finstein check-called Banks's continuation bet for 13,000. 
. Banks tabled 
, revealing he didn't hit his straight.
