Daniels Still In
Cody Daniels is still around during the bubble phase of the tournament. He was short-stacked all day but had begun to chip up as Day 3 started to wrap up. Then, he played two back-to-back hands against Shang Dai.
In the first hand, the pair had arrived on the turn on Q♦2♥8♦J♥. Daniels checked from middle position and Dai bet 25,000 into a pot of 50,0000 from the button. Daniels made the call and the 5♥ river appeared.
Daniels then checked again and Dai put out another 25,000. This time, Daniels quickly folded.
One hand later, the two tangled again as the flop read 3♥9♦3♦ and a pot of 45,000 was gathered. Daniels bet out 12,000 from early position and Dai responded with a raise to 28,000 from the cutoff.
Another quick fold followed from Daniels. Dai chipped up to over one million and the touching story of the terminally ill but ever-positive Daniels also continued.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,050,000 | 706,000 |
|
310,000 | 228,000 |