Hands #79-83: Eames Pulls Ahead of Jorstad As Marginal Action Continues
Hand #79: Adrian Attenborough limped from the cutoff with the 
and Matthew Su checked the option from the big blind with the 
. As they headed to the 
flop, Su checked and folded when Attenborough bet the minimum.
Hand #80: Michael Duek jammed for 21,600,000 on the button holding the 
to collect the blinds and big blind ante, as he found no resistance.
Hand #81: Espen Jorstad raised to 4,000,000 from an early position with the 
. The call by Jeffrey Farnes in the big blind with the 
followed and that led to the 
flop. Farnes checked and then faced a bet worth 2,000,000 after which he pondered about it for half a minute and opted to fold.
Hand #82: Philippe Souki made it 4,000,000 to go with and took down the blinds and big blind ante. Hand not shown
Hand #83: It was the turn of John Eames to raise it up to 4,000,000 in the cutoff with 
and Jorstad came along in the big blind holding 
. On a flop of 
, Jorstad quickly checked and Eames checked it back to the 
turn. No betting action followed on the turn and Eames won the pot with ace-high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
119,000,000 | |
|
94,400,000 | 2,000,000 |
|
84,700,000 | -4,000,000 |
|
69,000,000 | 5,000,000 |
|
35,200,000 | -10,000,000 |
|
33,200,000 | 5,000,000 |
|
29,000,000 | -5,000,000 |
|
28,900,000 | -11,950,000 |
|
26,600,000 | 4,000,000 |