After briefly losing the chip lead to Cary Katz, Sam Stein is back on top.
Just now, with the board reading 
, Stein bet 8,000 in the big blind and Katz called on the button.
On the 
river, Stein fired another 18,000 and Katz let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
75,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
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Chris Ferguson raised all in from the button and Chance Kornuth called all in from the big blind for 28,800.
Ferguson: 
Kornuth: 
The board rolled out 
, giving Kornuth a pair of kings to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
142,400
34,800
|
34,800 |
|
||
|
57,600
34,800
|
34,800 |
|
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Chris Ferguson raised all in from the button for 88,600 and Chance Kornuth called from the big blind.
Ferguson: 
Kornuth: 
The board ran out 
, safe for Ferguson to double up and take a sizable chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
177,200
103,600
|
103,600 |
|
|
||
|
|
22,800
103,600
|
103,600 |
|
|
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After being down to just 22,000 a few levels ago, Cary Katz is now in the lead.
Just now, Sam Stein limped on the button and Cary Katz checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Katz checked. Stein bet 7,000 and Katz called.
Both players checked the 
turn and the river was the 
. Katz bet 11,500 and Stein folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
112,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
88,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Chance Kornuth was all in from the button for 63,200 with 
, leading Chris Ferguson's 
.
The board came down 
, giving Kornuth a pair of sevens to double through Ferguson.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
126,400
65,200
|
65,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
73,600
65,200
|
65,200 |
|
|
||
Level: 20
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 0
With the blinds at 1,500/3,000 in this match, Cary Katz raised to 6,000 on the button. Sam Stein three-bet to 19,000 from the big blind, and Katz called to see a flop of 
.
Stein bet 14,000, Katz raised all in for about 68,000, and Stein tanked for a bit before he folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
77,200
|
77,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
80,000
77,200
|
77,200 |
Richard Kirsch was all in for 56,000 in the big blind and Erik Seidel had him at risk.
Kirsch: 
Seidel:
The board ran out 
, and Seidel's pair of kings with ace-ten high was good. After being one foot out the door a level before, Seidel was able to come back and win the match to advance to the Round of 32.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
148,400
|
148,400 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 19
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 0
Chance Kornuth raised all in for 30,600 from the button and Chris Ferguson called from the big blind with , ahead of Kornuth's .
The board came down 
, giving Kornuth a pair of nines to double up.
Meanwhile, Moritz Dietrich prevailed over Markus Gonsalves to advance to the Round of 32.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
|
138,800
28,200
|
28,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
61,200
28,200
|
28,200 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
