The cards were all but rushed away and Paul Davison claimed the pot, having sent an opponent to the rail in dramatic fashion. Davison had flopped top set with 
while the player at risk had 
for the nut straight. The 
followed on the turn and that gave Davison quads to lock up the hand.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
142,200
|
142,200 |
Level 8 is complete and the field is on a 90-minute dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 7:10 p.m. local time. Here is a recap of the last two hours of fun:
Nível: 9
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Scott Hammett three-bet shoved for 24,100 from the big blind after an open from a player in middle position, and the middle position player called.
Scott Hammett: 
Opponent: 
Hammett gave a nod to the 
flop, and he avoided disaster on the 
turn and 
river to double.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 |
There was around 8,000 in the pot in what appeared to be a single-raised pot where Jason Mercier opened from the hijack and got a call from the big blind. The flop was out reading 
and Mercier made a continuation-bet of 4,100. The player in the big blind check-raised to 9,500 and action was back on Mercier, who called.
The turn came 
and after check-raising, the big blind slowed down and checked again. Mercier announced a bet of 11,000 and his opponent called.
The river fell 
and the big blind checked. Mercier thought for a few moments, realigning the chips he was shuffling in order to assess his stack size. Eventually, he knocked a closed fist down onto the table to check behind and take the hand to showdown.
"Ace-high," his opponent said after Mercier checked.
"It's no good," Mercier responded, tabling 
for a rivered straight, good to take down the pot and put him to the 100,000-chip mark.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
The player in middle position raised and Christopher Sly called from one seat over.
The dealer spread a flop of 
and the player in middle position checked. Sly bet 5,000 and his opponent check-called.
The turn brought the and the player in middle position checked again. Sly continued with a bet of 11,000 and his opponent folded face up showing 
. Sly tabled for a set of queens in return.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000
97,600
|
97,600 |
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
370,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
360,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
260,000
94,400
|
94,400 |
|
||
|
195,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
145,000
-79,300
|
-79,300 |
|
145,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
95,000
59,100
|
59,100 |
|
75,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
70,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
70,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
|
1
-749,999
|
-749,999 |
|
Eliminado | |
|
|
||
David Peters was playing from the big blind with the flop down 
. Peters checked after seeing the player in the small blind check, and the hit the turn.
The action repeated before the 
fell on the river, which led to a 1,600 bet from the small blind player.
Peters quickly called and saw his opponent flip over 
for two pair. Not to be outdone, Peters revealed 
for the higher two pair and won the pot.
Peters added the chips to his stack and is now playing 235,000, having been down to 18,000 three hours ago.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
||
Majid Yahyaei bet 27,000 into about 55,000 from the small blind on a completed board of . Norson Saho was on the button and and he announced all in. It was for about 38,000 more and Yahyaei counted out his stack then folded about 30 seconds later.
Saho turned over immediately and swept up the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
38,000
-42,000
|
-42,000 |
It must have been one hell of a dinner break for Murray Chick who has soared over 400,000 in just two hands after the resumption of play following the dinner break.
"Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!" came the cry from Chick seated in the Pavilion after sending two players to the rail in back-to-back hands.
According to Chick, he called an all in with 
suited against an opponent's pocket nines, and after two sevens came he sent him on his way on the very first hand after dinner.
Then, a player moved all in for 21,000 and Chick called in the big blind.
Murray Chick:
Opponent: 
The 
flop gave the all-in player top set, but the turn improved Chick to a straight. The river bricked and his opponent became the second elimination at the hands of Chick in two hands.
"Sometimes you've got to take a stand," said Chick stacking his chips.
"I'll just have to get in with the worst hand against you," said another player at the table.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
