Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Kent Staahle raised it up in middle position and Ben Heath three-bet to 28,000 in the small blind. Staahle called and the dealer fanned the flop of 
. Heath thought for a moment and then ripped all in for 67,000. Staahle mulled it over as well before making the call.
Ben Heath: 
Kent Staahle: 
Heath flopped top pair but Staahle had a two-way straight draw plus an over card. The 
on the turn was a brick but the 
on the river gave Staahle the nuts to eliminate Heath.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
192,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
Busted |
was checked by both players. On the 
turn, Kulev bet 24,500 and Van Hoof came along as they headed to the 
for a straight and Van Hoof only had 
for a bluff catcher to see his stack plummet to two blinds and change.
flop and Thanarattrakul already vaulted out of his chair. No help came on the 
turn and 
river for Thanarattrakul to bust. At the same time, Steve O'Dwyer entered and drew a seat on the other table.
river on which Greenwood fired a third bet worth 35,000. Kisacikoglu reluctantly called and mucked upon being shown the 
.
and Kisacikoglu check-called another bet of 10,000 from Staahle. The 
paired the board on the river and both players tapped the table. Kisacikoglu showed 
flop was checked by Thanarattrakul and he then called a small bet of just 7,000 by Kisacikoglu. Following the 
flop with 33,000 in the middle, Pascal Lefrancois and Rodrigo Seiji both invested 10,000 each with the former check-calling as the initial preflop aggressor. On the 
turn, Lefrancois check-called another 14,000 and checked the 
on the river.
