Pham Climbing
The first hand back after the break saw Dinh Pham get a walk, but the second and third saw Pham and Tam Truong play a couple of pots that saw the latter ship a few chips the way of the former.
In the first, it was Truong the man raising to 40,000 from the button, with Pham potting from the small blind to 130,000. That folded out Yalcin Kaya in the big blind and Truong made the call to take play heads-up to the 
flop.
First to act, Pham potted it for 300,000, leaving himself 110,000 behind and Truong made a quick fold, but the duo were back at it the very next hand.
It was Truong the man raising once more, making it 40,000 to go from the cutoff, with Pham flat calling from the button. After the blinds got out of the way the dealer spread a flop of 
, which Truong led for 40,000. Pham called once more and the dealer burned and turned the 
.
Truong slowed down with a check, folding to Pham's 60,000 bet to drop to 1,160,000, while Pham climbed to 829,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,160,000 | -262,000 |
|
829,000 | 280,000 |