Hoang Building Steadily
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 0 ante
A player raised to 2,000 from middle position and Kate Hoang called from the small blind. Alex Foxen defended his big blind and the three saw a flop of 
. Action checked to the original raiser who made a continuation-bet of 2,500. Hoang called and Foxen folded.
Heads-up action checked through the 
turn, bringing the 
river. Hoang bet 4,000 and her opponent confirmed the amount before tossing in chips to call.
Hoang tabled 
, good for Broadway and the pot as her opponent sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
176,000 | 31,000 |
|
73,000 | 2,000 |
and Turner check-called a continuation-bet of 3,500 from Sammartino. Both players checked through the 
turn and 
river.
for two pair, kings and eights. Sammartino nodded and mucked.
and the turn came 
. The big blind bet 4,000 and Morgenstern and the player on the button both called.
and the big blind checked. Morgenstern announced a pot-sized bet of 21,500 and took down the pot upon getting folds from both of his opponents.
with a player from middle position all in. Action was on the cutoff, who had a bet of 3,000 in front of him already. He folded, putting action onto Roger Teska on the button who had a bet of 15,000 already out. He called all in for less than the original shove to put action on the small blind, who was the final player in the hand. The small blind asked for a count and ultimately made the call.
and he earned the triple up. The small blind took down a small side pot with queens and nines while the player from middle position became one of only a few casualties in the tournament thus far.