With 12,000 already in the middle on a 
board, Thida Lin bet 3,500 chips from the small blind and had both the big blind and the button call.
On the 
river, she checked, the big blind checked, and the button put out a bet of 17,500. Lin called with 
for a straight, beating her opponent's bluff with 
for a meager pair of nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
137,500 |
Moon Kim's tournament life was at stake with 100,000 chips in the middle.
Moon Kim: 
Opponent: 
Kim absolutely smashed the 
flop but had to sweat after the turn came the 
.
However, the 
river was a safe card as Kim won and went to the 100,000-chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 |
After an under-the-gun open from Joshua Eisenberg, Lukas Guenzel called from middle position and the cutoff raised to 10,000. Aryan Ouriques De Oliveira, in the small blind, called and so did the other three players.
To a flop of 
, Guenzel lead for 25,000 chips, the three-better folded from the cutoff, but Oliveira called. Eisenberg tanked for a little while before ultimately folding.
They both checked the turn.
Oliveira jammed all-in for 90,000 and Guenzel folded, giving the pot the the Brazilian native
There had been quite some drama between players to this point, with Eisenberg being a vocal point, having less than playful banter with a couple of other guys at the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
90,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
||
After raising from early position to 4,000, Lukas Guenzel's opponent three-bet him from the hijack to 14,000. Facing the three-bet, Lukas Guenzel jammed for 70,000 exactly. His opponent called and cards were turned.
Lukas Guenzel 
Opponent: 
Guenzel, the German, was way ahead and faded any trouble on the 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Sitting on the button on the 
flop, Jon Glendinning bet out for 6,000. However, the hijack decided to raise to 20,000. Glendinning called.
The turn had the hijack continuing for 25,000 more. Glendinning called once again.
On the river, which put three spades on the board, the hijack slowed down and checked. Glendinning took his time and debated whether or not to make another move before eventually deciding on a check.
The hijack flipped over 
having rivered a pair of jacks, while Glendinning turned over for trip tens and took his stack to just under 200,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
182,000
182,000
|
182,000 |
With around 100,000 chips already in the pot on a 
board, the big blind checked to Triet Nguyen who put out a modest bet of 37,000.
The bet equated to around a third of the big blind's remaining stack and she went into the tank for nearly three minutes before she opted to press the call button.
Nguyen flipped over for trip tens and took the pot down to see his stack soar above 250,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
255,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
The pot had grown to 65,000 on a 
board when Ryan Ramsdell's opponent decided to ship it for his last 50,000.
Ramsdell slammed a stack of chips in the middle, announced call, and turned over a set of fours.
Opponent:
Ryan Ramsdell: 
The other player put his arms up in the air and rhetorically asked onlookers "What can I do?" as the completed the board and his entire stack was sent Ramsdell's direction.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
315,000 |
Sam Razavi was heads-up against an opponent on a 
board where he had shoved when checked to, his button vs the cutoff. The pot was 70,000 and Razavi made it 130,000 all-in.
His opponent spent a lot of time talking with Razavi over what each other could have, before someone called the clock. Whilst waiting for a tournament Director, the ever extroverted Razavi broke out into song, offering the table his best version of Hakuna Matata, ''It means no worries for the rest of your days''.
His opponent decided to fold after, pushing Razavi up around the 200,000 mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000 |
After the under-the-gun player opened for 10,000 (five times the big blind), Pavels Spirins was next to act and went all-in for his final 50,000.
The action folded around to the initial raiser who made the call.
Pavels Spirins:
Under the Gun:
The nine-high runout ensured the Latvian would scoop the pot and take his stack to 105,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
