A player from early position raised to 12,000, the button called and Ralph Mcdesmond moved all-in for 55,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and the player who originally raised folded, and the button 'sigh' called.
Ralph Mcdesmond: 
Button: 
Mcdesmond was a big underdog but the flop came 
making him a big favorite. The turn 
and the river 
sealed his double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 |
On a board of 
and over 100,000 in the pot, Jack Peterson called a 30,000 turn bet from the player in middle position.
The river 
made 4 to a flush. That slowed the initial rasier down as he checked to Peterson, who massively down bet to 16,000 making it near impossible for the opponent to fold based on the size of the pot.
The opponent didn't take much time and threw in one 25,000 chip to call.
Peterson tabled for a flopped top pair and improving to a flush on the river, the opponent mucked announcing "nice river". Peterson replied with " Im sure I was good the whole way" and took down a nice pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
286,000
188,000
|
188,000 |
A player from early position raised to 13,000 and the cutoff player three-bet jammed for 43,000. Action was on Andrew Atilano who four-bet jammed over the top on the button and the initial raiser folded.
Andrew Atilano: 
Opponent: 
Atilano didn't like his opponent's suited hand but the 
flop put him at ease.
The 
left Atilano's opponent drawing dead and the 
on the river eliminated his opponent from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000 |
The under-the-gun player moved all-in for 42,000, the action folded around to Aman Kejriwal in the hijack and he made the call, the button quickly moved his whole 106,000 in the middle, and the big blind called off his 27,000 total.
Under-the-gun: 
Aman Kejriwal: 
Button:
Big Blind: 
The flop was the best Kejriwal could see when it came 
giving him a set and now being a big favorite to win the hand. The turn was the and the river was the , eliminating two players and getting a full double from the third player in the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
261,000
261,000
|
261,000 |
Bruce Zhen open-jammed for 46,000 under the gun and was called by a player from middle position.
Bruce Zhen: 
Opponent: 
Both players had the same hand and it looked to be a chop after the rainbow flop of 
.
The turn however brought the 
giving Zhen the nut-flush draw.
Zhen got running hearts as the river fell the 
and what looked to be a chop ended with Zhen getting a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000 |
Right after the break, David Leese and his neighbor got all the chips in the middle preflop blind vs blind.
David Leese: 
Big blind:
As soon as Lesse's opponent saw the cards face up he stood up and said: "nice playing with you guys." Leese had his opponent dominated and the board ran out 
. Leese sent his opponent to the rail with an ace-high queen kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
177,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
610,000 | |
|
|
230,000 | |
|
190,000 | |
|
|
150,000 | |
|
123,000 | |
|
|
118,000 | |
|
|
115,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
The COLOSSUS players are on a 20-minute color-up break.
A player in early position put his whole stack in the middle, Grace Son was next to act and took her time deciding what to do, she asked for a count and found out it was 26,000. After a few more seconds she raised to 126,000 and the action folded quickly around to the big blind who eyed up Son's stack and eventually laid his hand down.
Grace Son:
Early Position:
The board ran out 
and Son's pocket sixes held to eliminate her opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
343,000 |
