Abernathy Climbs; Spano Shoves
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Alex Lee raised to 20,000 and Robert Spano called before the action reached Samantha Abernathy in the small blind. She squeezed to 75,000 and just Lee called to see a flop of 
. The last woman remaining then fired a continuation bet for what looked like 80,000 and Lee quickly folded.
Soon after, chip leader Mark Payne opened and called the three-bet of Robert Spano for 55,000. On the flop 
, Payne continued for 65,000 and was called before making it 85,000 once the 
fell in the turn. Spano moved all in for 270,000 and Payne folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
890,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
620,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
495,000
170,000
|
170,000 |