Level 18
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,700,000
3,696,725
|
3,696,725 |
|
3,275,000
-425,000
|
-425,000 |
|
2,080,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
1,830,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
1,815,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
1,175,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
955,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
670,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
and Colman in the big blind checked his 
. 
on the flop and Lo bet out 80,000. Colman, having flopped nothing really, folded after some thinking.
raised to 130,000. Kurganov in the big blind with 
made the call.
and Kurganov checked. Lo continued for 130,000 and Kurganov made the call. After the dealer burned, the turn came the 
giving Kurganov trips and Lo the flush draw. Kurganov checked again and Lo bet out a hefty 400,000. Kurganov made the call to grow the pot to 1,385,000.
and Kurganov checked for the third time. Lo thought about it for some time. He contemplated his action for a good three minutes, and then bet out 600,000. Kurganov took his time as well. After two minutes he raised all in. Lo didn't make too much show and folded rather quickly.
and Rono Lo three-bet to 245,000 from middle position. Action folded back to Busquet and he figured out what was going on and promptly released his hand.
. The 
and Olivier Busquet decided to three-bet from the big blind with the not-so-glamorous 
. The three-bet worked as Phua folded his hand.
only to have Richard Yong three-bet all in for 535,000 with the inferior 
. A moment later, the dealer burned and turned the 
blanked on the river.![[user273195]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
from the small blind and Phua checked his big blind with 
.
. When the flop came down 
, both players checked and then Lo found a second pair on the 
and Dan Cates defended the big blind with the 
and won the blinds and antes.
