| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 |
Action picked up on the flop of 
. Bill Klein bet 2,000 into the pot of about 4,500 and only Ryan Reiss made the call.
The turn brought the 
and Klein checked. Reiss moved all in for 15,000. After some thought, Klein made the call.
Bill Klein: 
Ryan Reiss: 
Reiss had the straight, but Klein had straight and flush outs. The river brought the flush when the 
hit and Klein scooped the pot. Reiss was left reaching for one of his rebuy chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
86,400 | 66,400 |
|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
Chance Kornuth and Elior Sion were heads-up on a flop of 
and Kornuth led out with a bet of 4,300. Sion raised to 12,000 and Kornuth just called.
The 
landed on the turn and both players checked to the 
on the river. Two more checks and Kornuth turned over 
for a full house which won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
287,000 | 287,000 |
|
252,000 | 162,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 1,000
Anson Tsang limped in from under the gun which invited two more players to do so as well. Dario Sammartino raised to 10,000 on the button and Tsang ripped all in for 74,800. The action folded back to Sammartino who asked for a count before making the call.
Anson Tsang: 
Dario Sammartino:
The flop came 
to give Sammartino top pair but Tsang was still out front with his pair of kings. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river changed nothing as Sammartino was forced to pass over a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000 | 66,500 |
|
22,000 | -50,000 |
Seongsu Kong raised to 6,000 from early position. Jimmy D'Ambrosio liked what he saw from late position and went all in for about 20,000. Kong made the call.
Jimmy D'Ambrosio: 
Seongsu Kong:
The flop was a good one for D'Ambrosio when the 
hit the board. The turn and 
river changed nothing and D'Ambrosio locked up the full double.
*****
Shortly after, D'Ambrosio limped in middle position and Anthony Zinno moved all in for about 56,000. D'Ambrosio called for slightly less.
Jimmy D'Ambrosio: 
Anthony Zinno:
The board ran out 
and Zinno found a straight to send D'Ambrosio to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
218,000 | -22,000 |
|
112,000 | 84,000 |
|
Busted |
Sam Soverel went all in preflop for 29,600. After some thinking, Ben Lamb made the call on the button.
Sam Soverel:
Ben Lamb:
The flop was good for Soverel, the hit the board and he made a straight. It held when the 
turn and 
river completed the board.
"Thank god, there's justice. The best player with the best hand won," said Scott Seiver.
"Is that not a good hand?" said Soverel. "Am I the only one looking for nine-ten offsuit? I've got a lot of chips now."
"That's a momentum pot," said Seiver. "Ben had this tournament locked up if he won that one."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000 | 22,000 |
|
52,000 | -20,500 |
Cody Rich limped in from under the gun and Mike Watson pushed all in for 15,700. Shaun Deeb asked for a count and then called which invited Rich to come along as well.
The dealer fanned the flop of and Rich shoved all in. Deeb quickly called off his last 20,000 chips and all three hands were tabled.
Mike Watson:
Shaun Deeb:
Cody Rich:
Rich flopped the nut straight and had both of his opponents drawing very slim. The paired the board on the turn to give them both a chance but the 
bricked on the river. Deeb wished his tablemates good luck and Watson flicked in an add-on chip.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
246,000 | 85,700 |
|
20,000 | -16,000 |
|
Busted |
Sam Soverel is slowly trying to learn the game of short deck while having some drinks and peeling cards. After going all in for 19,200, Soverel flashed his cards but still managed to convince Dan Zack to call with an inferior hand.
Sam Soverel:
Dan Zack:
"This is the player of the year?" Soverel said laughing at Zack's call. The flop came and Zack picked up a pair of queens to give him some hope. The 
on the turn gave Zack a flush draw but the on the river allowed Soverel to double up.
"In this game, a flush beats a full house," the dealer explained on her way out.
"I think she knows this game better than me," Soverel pointed out.
"I was just going to say, I think she might be the third-best player at this table," Scott Seiver chimed in. "I would buy a piece of her!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | 53,000 |
|
83,500 | |
|
|
72,500 | 24,500 |
|
|
40,000 | |
|
18,200 | -200 |
Action picked up on the flop in a heads-up pot. The board read . Seongsu Kong checked the flop and Anthony Zinno checked behind.
The turn was the and Kong checked again. Zinno bet 12,000 and Kong check-called.
The river fell the . After thinking for about 30 seconds, Kong led for 21,000. Zinno quickly folded and Kong raked the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000 | 21,000 |
|
|
28,000 | -9,000 |
