| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,133,000
-107,000
|
-107,000 |
|
1,037,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
||
|
310,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
226,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
The cards are back in the air for the home stretch of the first WSOPE Event of 2011!
Matan Krakow raised pre flop to 40,000 getting a call from Maeda. The flop was 
and both players checked.
The turn brought out the 
and Krakow led out for 30,000. Maeda tanked for a while and than decided to raise to 80,000. Krakow didn't take long to call and a big pot started brewing between the two chip leaders.
The river was the 
and Krakow checked to Maeda who instantly grabbed chips and bet 120,000. Krakow tanked for a while and eventually put in the call. Maeda turned over 
for two pair. Those two pair were the winning hand as Krakow mucked his cards and took a decent hit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,375,000
242,000
|
242,000 |
|
|
795,000
-242,000
|
-242,000 |
|
|
||
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In the past fifteen-minutes the table has belong to Azusa Maeda. The chip leader has seemingly won every pot. Then, just to mix things up a bit, Guillaume Humbert chipped in with a hand.
The action folded around to Humbert who was seated in the small blind and he moved all-in for 192,000. Matan Krakow was seated in the big blind. He took a look at his cards and said, "good luck man, I call."
| Humbert |  |
| Krakow |  |
Board: 
The seven on the flop holding on to give Humberto a much needed boost.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
560,000
-235,000
|
-235,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
400,000
174,000
|
174,000 |
From the under the gun position Matan Krakow decided to raise to 35,000 getting three-bet by Maeda who was sitting in the small blind. The re-raise was to 75,000 and Krakow made the call.
The flop brought out 
and both players checked quickly. On the turn the 
appeared and Maeda bet out 80,000. Krakow was really feeling the pressure and took quite some time before he finally made the call.
On the river the appeared. Maeda grabbed chips quickly and bet 90,000 getting Krakow to go in the tank for well over a minute. He finally looked like he wanted to fold but shoved the chips across the line anyway. Meada turned over 
but that was no good against the 
of Krakow. A huge call from the Israelite gets rewarded and he gets a lot of chips back from Maeda.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
|
790,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
||
The past fifteen-minutes has all been about Roy Finlay.
Sat on a stack of 200,000 he has been moving in with a high frequency. He moved all-in uncontested before finally getting called by Guillaume Humbert and when he did he was in one hell of a state.
| Finlay |  |
| Humbert |  |
Flop: 
Finlay took an unlikely lead and cannot even look at Humbert.
Turn:
"Five, five, five," come the chants from the crowd.
River:
The poker Gods must have been listening to Humberto's fans because we have a split pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
Matan Krakow raised to 35,000 on the button and Roy Finlay moved all-in from the small blind. Azusa Maeda had a tough decision because he tanked for a few minutes from the big blind before folding and Krakow insta-mucked.
Then in the next hand Krakow raised again and Finlay moved all-in again. This time Krakow had a calling hand but unfortunately for him so did Finlay.
| Finlay |  |
| Krakow |  |
Board: 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
562,000
362,000
|
362,000 |
|
|
440,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
|
||
There is a short five minute break for the remaining four players.
Level: 24
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
