Hands #55-56: Song Barrels Chips Away, Masters Snap Calls All in
Hand #55: On the button, Stephen Song raised to 600,000. Renato Kaneoya called in the big blind. The flop came the 
. After a check, Song bet 450,000 to which Kaneoya raised to 1,100,000. Song thought for a moment before three-betting to 2,500,000 which Kaneoya called. The turn was the 
. Song fired another barrel with a 2,000,000 bet which Kaneoya again called. The river was the 
. Kaneoya checked again and this time Song checked behind. Kaneoya showed the 
which was good enough to take the pot as Song mucked.
Hand #56: Song raised to 550,000 under the gun. Scot Masters called in the big blind. The flop came the 
. After Masters checked, Song bet 450,000 which Masters quickly called. The turn was the 
Song made another bet of 1,400,000 and Masters again called without hesitation.
The 
fell on the river. Masters, checked again and Song announced all in, for Masters' tournament life, who instantly called. Song frowned and turned over the 
and Masters showed the winner with 
.
"Wow, nice call." said Ryan Laplante, as Masters pulled in a big double up from Song's failed barrel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,960,000 | 5,660,000 |
|
11,600,000 | 5,600,000 |
|
11,300,000 | -12,925,000 |