Jeffrey Lo jammed in the small blind and was called by the shorter stacked Timothy Sullivan in the big blind.
Lo, with 
, had Sullivan's 
dominated but the at risk player found the double following the 
runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,500,000 | -2,800,000 |
|
4,750,000 | 2,650,000 |
Timothy Sullivan opened to 500,000 from the button and was called by short stack Renan Bruschi in the big blind.
It checked down to the river for the board to read 
. Bruschi bet 1,000,000 which left him with 125,000 behind. Sullivan shoved and Bruschi flicked in the last of his chips.
Bruschi tabled his 
for a flush while Sullivan had 
which was no good.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,700,000 | 1,700,000 |
|
|
2,100,000 | -3,100,000 |
Phil Hellmuth raised to 550,000 from the cutoff and Jeffrey Lo defended the big blind. The flop came 
and Hellmuth took down the pot with a 600,000 bet.
"Are you from London?" Hellmuth asked Lo after the hand.
"Hong Kong," Lo replied.
"You play good," Hellmuth continued.
Hellmuth won the next pot with a preflop raise of 700,000, showing 
, before he limped in and went heads up with David Jackson. The flop came 
and a bet by Hellmuth was enough to get Jackson to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,000,000 | 1,100,000 |
|
12,000,000 | 900,000 |
|
|
10,300,000 | -700,000 |
David Jackson opened to 400,000 from the button and Phil Hellmuth called from the big blind.
Hellmuth check-raised to 1,400,000 on the flop after Jackson 400,000. He called.
Hellmuth checked the 
turn which prompted Jackson to jam as the covering stack. Hellmuth instantly called.
Phil Hellmuth: 
David Jackson: 
Jackson flopped two pair but failed to fill up as the came on the river for Hellmuth to scoop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,900,000 | 5,400,000 |
|
|
11,100,000 | -6,400,000 |
Level: 31
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Soon after busting Richard Scardina, Jeffrey Lo was involved in another big pot, this time against David Jackson.
Lo raised to 400,000 from the button and Jackson defended his big blind. Both players checked the 
flop.
Jackson checked again on the 
turn as Lo put in 400,000. Jackson called to see the fall on the river.
Jackson this time led into Lo with 1,700,000, sending his opponent into the tank for a few minutes before Lo flicked in a chip to call. Jackson showed 
for the rivered straight to take the pot.
"Let's go Easy! Show 'em the smoke!" Jackson's boisterous supporters yelled from the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,500,000 | 3,900,000 |
|
|
11,000,000 | -2,700,000 |
Richard Scardina opened to 400,000 from the hijack before Jeffrey Lo three-bet to 1,400,000 from the small blind. Scardina paused for a minute before ripping in his 5,000,000 stack. Lo snap-called.
Richard Scardina:
Jeffrey Lo:
Lo made a set on the 
flop and the 
turn confirmed Scardina's exit while the 
completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,700,000 | 5,700,000 |
|
Busted |
Renan Bruschi opened to 400,000 from the button and was called by Richard Scardina in the big blind.
Scardina check-called a bet of 200,000 on the flop to see the 
turn.
Scardina checked and his opponent sized up to 900,000. Scardina quickly moved in his stack and Bruschi immediately mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,800,000 | 1,400,000 |
|
|
2,000,000 | -1,400,000 |
David Jackson opened to 400,000 from under the gun and then called the 1,700,000 cutoff jam from Onur Unsal.
Onur Unsal:
David Jackson: 
Unsal's pocket eights held out as the board ran out with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,600,000 | -1,700,000 |
|
4,000,000 | 2,200,000 |
