Edwards Doubles Before Dinner Break
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
With the board reading 
, the action was checked to the cutoff who bet 9,000 into a pot of around 20,000. Noel Edwards was in early position and tanked for over two minutes before finally pushing all in for 14,200. His opponent called off the remaining chips and the cards were tabled.
Edwards tabled 
and was ahead of his opponent's 
. The river was the 
and Edwards held for a full double up just before the dinner break. The players are now taking a 75-minute dinner break and when the action resumes there will be just 90 players remaining, five away from the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,500
40,000
|
40,000 |