Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Forrest Kollar opened to 8,000 from middle position before Luke Vrabel jammed for 138,000 from the big blind. Kollar quickly called.
Luke Vrabel : 
Forrest Kollar: 
The 
flop was a safe one for the pocket jacks but the 
turn gave Kollar an open-ended straight draw. The 
river paired the board and Vrabel picked up another Day 3 double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
566,000
166,000
|
166,000 |
|
280,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
vs the [jxj] of his opponent. 
. The turn was the 
and the river came the 
to bust the player holding jacks and give Buckner a boost.
. The 
fell on the turn. Hammann now bet 15,000 and Polychronopoulos called. After the 
for a busted draw.
flop and Kashihara continued for 18,000. The middle position player called while the big blind folded to generate heads-up action heading to the turn. 
and Kashihara continued his aggression with a bet of 56,000. His opponent wasted little time in calling. 
river Kashihara moved all in, covering his opponent. The middle position player went deep into the tank, standing up with his hands clasped together before moving them to his pockets. He then crossed his arms as he continued to ponder a decision for his tournament life. A sip of coffee came next in the routine before he sat back down, saying "all I can beat is aces with an ace of hearts". It was not long before the middle position player stood back up, this time holding his chips in both hands. Finally, he open folded 
as Kashihara collected a large pot.
. It had actually been the 
, and his opponent mucked his hand, awarding the pot to Kolev.
turn for 10,000. Kelly Minkin called and both then checked the 
and Minkin mucked to forfeit the pot.
with a sizeable pot in the middle. Ramon Colillas tossed a pile of 25,000-chip in front of him, putting Yingjun Jin at risk for his last 60,000. Jin went deep into the tank and ended up folding.
for a pair of kings but Yanovski had that beat as his 
