First to act, Ashton Griffin raised to 14,000. He was called by Jerry Wong on the button and Jens Lakemeier in the big blind.
The flop came down , and Lakemeier checked to Griffin. Griffin bet 16,000, and Wong called. Lakemeier folded. On the turn, both players checked, then checked again on the river. Griffin showed , and Wong showed for a better straight to take the pot.
Jerry Wong had slid to become one of the short stacks. In this hand, he defended his big blind when Ashton Griffin raised to 15,000 from the small blind. The flop came , and Griffin bet 8,000. Wong called.
The turn was the , and Wong called a bet of 12,500 — this time in position. The river was the , and both players checked.
"Ace-King," said Griffin, but Wong showed for a flush and took down the pot.
Jason Stockfish opened from the button. Next to act was Ryan Hughes, and he made it 34,000. Kenneth Fitzgerald called from the big blind, and Stockfish called the raise, as well.
On the flop, action checked around, and the turn was the . There, Hughes led out with a bet bet of 65,000. Fitzgerald quickly folded, and after thinking about it briefly, Stockfish followed suit and folded, as well. That allowed Hughes to take the big pot and become the chip leader at his table.
Ismael Bojang limped from the cutoff. Jerry Wong folded his button, and Andrew Kelsall completed his small blind. Jens Lakemeier then raised to 44,000 from the big blind. Both other players called.
The flop came . Bojang was holding his hands in front of his face to obscure his view of the flop.
"I hope they check to me, then I'm good," said Bojang. Kelsall checked, but Lakemeier bet the pot for 134,400. Bojang tanked for a while before calling.
Kelsall seemed to think about his decision for a good while. "If I fold, I'm gonna have to go over there for a couple of minutes and stare into the corner," he said. Eventually, he folded.
"That's good for me," said Lakemeier showing
"High cards, please, dealer," said Bojang, showing
The turn was the and the river the , meaning Lakemeier's kings and ace-deuce low held. Bojang was eliminated.
Jerry Wong raised to 9,000, and Jens Lakemeier defended his big blind.
The flop came , and both players checked. The turn was the , and Lakemeier check-called a bet of 10,000 from Wong. The river was the , and Lakemeier bet 33,000. Wong then raised to 110,000. Lakemeier went deep into the tank, muttering something about "eight-ten-three-ace."
"Why did you make it so small?" asked Lakemeier. "You want me to call?"
Eventually, a combination of Ismael Bojang and Andrew Kelsall called the clock. With less than five seconds remaining, Lakemeier called.
Wong:
Lakemeier:
Wong indeed had ace-three for his low but only a jack-high straight. Lakemeier had that beat with a full house, and the pair both pulled back their respective bets.
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, and Lakemeier checked to Griffin. Griffin bet 16,000, and Wong called. Lakemeier folded. On the 
turn, both players checked, then checked again on the 
river. Griffin showed 
, and Wong showed 
for a better straight to take the pot.
, and Griffin bet 8,000. Wong called.
for a flush and took down the pot.
, and Hughes mucked. He then turned 
face-up. He drew the 
. There, Hughes led out with a bet bet of 65,000. Fitzgerald quickly folded, and after thinking about it briefly, Stockfish followed suit and folded, as well. That allowed Hughes to take the big pot and become the chip leader at his table.
and the river the 
, meaning Lakemeier's kings and ace-deuce low held. Bojang was eliminated.
, and both players checked. The turn was the 
, and Lakemeier check-called a bet of 10,000 from Wong. The river was the 
, and Lakemeier bet 33,000. Wong then raised to 110,000. Lakemeier went deep into the tank, muttering something about "eight-ten-three-ace."
