Level 3
: 200/400, 400 ante
There was around 2,600 in the pot on a board of 
and Steve Watts was on the button in a heads up pot against a player in the big blind. His opponent checked to him and he bet 1,100. He was then check-raised to 3,000 and called relatively quickly.
The river brought 
and the big blind bet 3,500. Watts called again quickly.
"I play the board," his opponent exclaimed as he tabled 
.
Watts showed 
for a full house and took down the pot
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,400
66,400
|
66,400 |
. Keating bet 3,000 with 
, Doyle raised to 10,000 with 
and Keating called after some thought.
completed Doyle's straight and Keating check-called another bet of 10,000 after glossing it over for a minute. Doyle showed him the bad news and Keating was left with a little over half his stack right off the bat. 
, Shane Douglas bet 12,000 into a pot of aready more than 40,000. He was put to the test however as his bet was met with a raise all in by Daniel Melten. Melton had Douglas covered so it would be a decision for his main event life.
and Lee announced he was all in for 22,300.
flop, and Kabrehl asked the small blind, "Can you move your hand please?"
, Angel Ruiz checked to Aleksandr Shevlyakov. There were already almost 20,000 chips in the middle and Shevlyakov committed the rest, putting 29,300 all in. Ruiz went into the tank for a couple of minutes before deciding it was best to fold and Shevalykov scooped the pot.
