Hands #1-5: Burns Starts Well, Slow Pace
Hand #1: Gal Yifrach raised to 100,000 from the hijack and Anuj Agarwal called from the button. Kahle Burns called from the big blind as there was no small blind in play.
The flop fell 
and all three players checked. The turn was the 
and it checked to Agarwal for the second time in a row. He bet 175,000 and Burns got out of the way. Yifrach called and the 
river was added. They both checked and Yifrach took it down with 
.
Hand #2: Yifrach raised for the second time in a row to 100,000 from the under-the-gun position. He was called by Agarwal from the button and big blind Dong Chen.
The flop was 
and it checked to Agarwal who fired a bet of 100,000. Chen called but initial raiser Yifrach folded. The turn was the 
. Chen led out with a bet of 210,000. Agarwal got out of the way and Chen won the pot.
Hand #3: Burns sat on the button when it folded to him and he raised to 110,000. Chen three-bet from the small blind to 375,000 and Burns called.
The flop was 
and Chen was first to act. He continued his preflop aggression with a bet of 250,000 and Burns called, leaving himself behind with a little over twenty big blinds.
The 
fell on the turn and Chen bet 450,000. Burns took his time and peeked at his cards again after a minute before jamming for 1,055,000. Chen got out of the way and Burns picked up a sizeable pot.
Hand #4: Yifrach called from the small blind and big blind Leonard Maue checked. The flop was 
and Yifrach bet 50,000. Maue raised to 150,000 and Yifrach called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to see the on the river. Yifrach led out with a bet of 150,000 and Maue let go of his hand after he considered it for a minute.
Hand #5: Burns raised to 100,000 from the hijack and Chen called from the cutoff. Maue called as well from the small blind and Ben Heath folded his big blind.
The flop was 
and all three players checked. The turn was the 
and it checked to Chen who bet 130,000. Both Maue and Burns got out of the way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,900,000 | 515,000 |
|
3,900,000 | -450,000 |
|
2,800,000 | 945,000 |
|
2,100,000 | -440,000 |
|
1,100,000 | -395,000 |
|
610,000 | -100,000 |