Cary Katz raised iot up to 2,500,000 from under the gun with 
and Tony G three-bet shoved all in from the cutoff with 
. The action was back on Katz who went into the tank for a minute before eventually laying down the best hand.
Level: 20
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 1,200,000
James Chen opened to 2,500,000 from under the gun with 
and Tony G defended from the big blind with 
. The flop came 
and Tony G started with a check. Chen fired out a bet of 2,500,000 after flopping top pair and Tony G flicked his cards to the muck.
Cary Katz folded the 
and James Chen limped the small blind with the 
, Christoph Vogelsang checked his option with 
. They checked the 
flop and the turn. After the 
river, Chen checked once more and Vogelsang bet 2,600,000.
Chen gave it some consideration and opted to fold.
Christoph Vogelsang opened to 2,600,000 in the hijack with 
and Tony G defended from the big blind with 
. The flop came 
and both players flopped a pair. Both players checked and the 
landed on the turn.
Neither player had a diamond in their hand and they both checked once more. The river brought the and Tony G checked for the third time. Vogelsang announced a bet of 3,400,000 and Tony G snap-called to win the pot.
"What are you doing checking all of the way? What are you waiting for?" Tony G needled. "I'm the captain!"
Ryan Riess was down to under 10 big blind and shoved all in for 11,600,000 in the cutoff. Tony G instantly re-shoved all in on the button and was in a dominating position.
Tony G:
Ryan Riess: 
The flop came 
and Riess picked up some chop outs. The 
on the turn provided a few more chop outs but the 
on the river sent Riess to the rail and Tony G into a frenzy.
James Chen raised to 2,600,000 in the cutoff with and Chin Wei Lim called in the small blind with an inferior . The flop came 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn.
Two more checks saw the double-pair the board on the river. Lim led out for a bet of 2,500,000 and Chen actually threw his cards in the muck to allow Chin to take the pot.
Christoph Vogelsang opened to 2,400,000 with the and James Chen called out of the big blind with the in the final hand of the level. The flop brought 
and Chen quickly checked while staring over to his table neighbor.
Vogelsang tossed in a continuation bet of 1,800,000 and Chen opted for a check-raise to 6,000, which Vogelsang called. After the turn, Chen made it 8,500,000 to go and Vogelsang called with 13,700,000 behind to see the on the river.
Chen pushed all in and a snap-call by Vogelsang within two seconds followed to establish a new commanding chip leader.
The remaining five players are heading on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Level: 21
Blinds: 800,000/1,600,000
Ante: 1,600,000
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