Kadkhodaeikhalafi Eliminates an Opponent; Takes Early Lead
Level 7
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The player in middle position opened to 3,000. Mehrnoosh Kadkhodaeikhalafi, in the hijack, three-bet to 50,000. The player in the small blind, threw in chips to call, thinking it was a 15,000 bet at first glance. He then added the remainder to stick around. The original raiser folded.
The flop came 
. Kadkhodaeikhalafi moved all in for about 190,000. Her opponent thought for a long while, but eventually called, putting at risk 52,000.
Mehrnoosh Kadkhodaeikhalafi: 
Opponent: 
The 
turn and 
river completed the board and Kadkhodaeikhalafi raked in the pot, sending her opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000 | 350,000 |
and Qwan backdoored a flush to take down the pot, eliminating his oppponent.
on the turn and Tompkin fired again, this time for 6,000. His opponent raised to 16,00 and Tompkin shoved all in for 47,000, his opponent called. 
was not the one out his opponent needed and Tompkin got a solid double up,
flop was checked to Wetcher who bet 5,000 and was called from the player on the button. 
and Wetcher put out a bet of 13,000, his opponent called. 
came on the river and Wetcher stayed aggressive with a 30,000 bet, his opponent called once again. 
was dealt and checked through to the 
turn. The big blind checked. The player under the gun bet 3,100. Roszel raised to 7,000. All of his opponents quickly gave up their hands.
turn and Malek called. 
and Johnson tossed out a 25,000 chip to put Malek all in. "I don't want to but I also cant fold," Malek said before pushing all his chips in. 
, the small blind checked. The big blind bet 3,000. Ken Forman, in middle position, moved all in for 26,400. The small blind made the call. The big blind folded.
river completed the board, and Forman claimed the pot with his set of sixes.