Derose Then Defall
Four players were all in preflop with the small blind (2,500), under-the-gun John Derose (23,500), and Tianyi Mu (45,000) in middle position at risk. The button covered the other players.
Small Blind: 
John Derose: 
Tianyi Mu: 
Button: 
The flop of 
gave Derose the lead with a set of nines. The 
turn gave Mu and the button two pair, but the 
river helped no one. The small blind headed to the exit, Derose more than tripled up and a chopped side-pot for Mu and the button.
The very next hand Mu and Derose had their chips in the middle preflop once again, this time Mu was the effective stack for 21,500.
Tianyi Mu: 
John Derose:
The 
flop was pretty safe for Derose, but Mu drilled the 
on the turn for a set. the 
river was no help for Derose and Mu doubled up to get close to parity from the hand previous.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,500
56,500
|
56,500 |
|
49,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
and the player in middle position bet 16,000. Edgar Vardapetyan called in the small blind. 
and action checked through. Vardapetyan tabled 
for a pair of queens with a king-kicker. His opponent threw his hand into the muck as Vardapetyan took in the pot.
, bringing some hope with a spade flush draw.
was of no use though, and all eyes were on the dealer waiting for the river.
, the small blind check-called a bet of 2,000 from Hui. 
and the small blind checked again. Hui sized up to 8,000 and took down the pot.
turn, but had a few more outs. 
