Wesley Pantling opened to 4,900 before Keith Hawkins three-bet all in for an additional 11,000 on top. Pantling engaged him in some quick small talk as the dealer broke down the bet, and he shrugged and made the call with a chance for the knockout. Hawkins was well ahead though:
Pantling:
Hawkins:
It was no sweat for "The Camel" as the board came down to make his straight and secure his double up. He's back over 35,000 now, while Hawkins drops back closer to his Day 2 starting stack. We've got him on about 65,000 at the moment.
John Harnett limped for 2,000 and Paul Pitchford limped behind, it was passed to Elior Sion who moved all-in for 26,000.
Harnett tanked and folded later claiming, bizarrely it seems, that he had while Pitchford called after a dwell with and won out vs Sion's on a [10c} board.
We are slightly surprised that Harnett would limp/fold tens in this spot or indeed that Pitchford would not make an isolating raise.
Mehdi Senhaji raised from the small blind to 4,500. Wesley Pantling announced a reraise from the big blind and made it 15,500 to go. As Senhaji thought about what to do Pantling said, "NO shame in folding, we're close to the final table."
"I'm not folding," responded Senhaji. After another minute or so, he then called.
The flop came down and Senhaji checked. Pantling fired all in to force Senhaji to commit his last 30,000 chips if he were to call. Senhaji folded though and Pantling picked up the pot to move to 115,000 in chips.
In another blind-versus-blind better, Xiang Tan and Stephen Chidwick created a pot worth about 20,000 on a board of . Tan fired 10,000 on the river and after minute in the tank, Chidwick mucked and dropped to 77,000. Tan moved to about 93,000 in chips.