Cho Slays Frank; Hawkins Eliminated
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Steven Cho was seen taking in all the chips that once belonged to James Frank. The 
of Cho came from behind to beat the 
of Frank as the board ran out 
hitting the eight on the flop.
Meanwhile at a nearby table, Maurice Hawkins was standing up and waiting for payouts as he had just been felted early in the day by Simeon Spasov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
965,000 | 370,000 |
|
815,000 | 235,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
. Wadih Kaawar was facing a big shove from Gregory Giannokostas and was deep into the tank. The players had similar stacks and Kaawartook his time to think it out.
while Giannokostas had 
and the river came the 
to give Kaawar the big time pot.
of Sanker that led the 
which didn't improve either player. 
and that catapulted Spriggs into the lead.
and that sealed the win for Spriggs and secured his double up.
. Hlib Kovtunov bet 240,000 before Scott Fitzhugh moved all in, Kovtunov made the call.
for pair and nut flush draw vs the flopped top set of Kovtunov who had 
.
, however this gave Kovtunov a full house and Fitzhugh was eliminated.
board, Christian Ly moved all in to put Joseph Volpe to the test for his remaining stack of about 285,000.
and was snap-called by Brent Spencer who held 
