| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
414,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
414,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
Andy Black can still bring the heat, and he showed it in a battle of the blinds.
Action picked up with Black raising to 25,000 in the big blind and his opponent in the small blind called.
The dealer fanned 3♣7♠5♥ on the flop, and the player in the small blind led out with a 15,000 bet.
Black didn’t hesitate and immediately announced an all-in bet, which resulted in the player in the small blind to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
209,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
Jess Vierling raised to 10,000 from under the gun and action folded to Leo Sigurdsson in the big blind who made the call.
The flop came out Q♦K♠9♦ and when checked to Vierling bet 7,000. Sigurdsson then raised 20,000. Vierling thought for a little bit before eventually making the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
|
120,000
27,500
|
27,500 |
Chu Hsien Lee raised to 12,000 from middle position and the player in late position flatted. The player on the button then moved all in for 48,000, with Lee and late position both calling.
The flop came 9♣8♦6♦ and Lee fired out a bet of 50,000 into the side pot. Late position then moved all in for 212,000, putting himself at risk, and Lee quickly made the call.
Button: A♠J♥
Late position: A♦J♦
Chu Hsien Lee: 6♠6♣
The turn landed the 4♥ and the river brought the 5♠, and Lee's set of sixes awarded him the sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
621,000
462,500
|
462,500 |
Ma Li was all in from the big blind and heads-up against the small blind for around 85,000.
Ma Li: K♣K♦
Small blind: 9x9x
The runout came 7♠4♦K♠A♦A♥ giving Li a boat and securing her the double.
On the same table in the next hand middle position moved all in for around 20,000, getting a single call from Travis Preng in the big blind.
Middle position: A♠3♠
Travis Preng: A♦7♦
Preng knocked out the player as the board came 8♣3♦4♦9♥9♦, after securing the flush on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000
141,000
|
141,000 |
|
|
170,000
92,500
|
92,500 |
Players are on a 15-minute break
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
56,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
326,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
Shortly after the break, Scott Stewart knocked out two of the short-stacked players at the table a few minutes apart.
First hand:
Opponent: K♦10♣
Scott Stewart: A♣8♥
The board ran out 8♦7♦Q♥8♠J♠ and Stewart's trips sent his opponent to the payout desk.
Second hand:
Opponent: 10♠10♥
Scott Stewart: Q♣Q♦
The board ran out 4♥A♣8♥J♣8♦ and Stewart's pair of queens held to send his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
480,000
283,000
|
283,000 |