Ensan Takes Over the Lead
Roman Emelyanov raised to 100,000 and Danny Tang defended the big blind before check-folding the 
flop to a bet of 100,000.
Hossein Ensan raised the next three hands in a row to 85,000. First it were Preben Stokkan on the button and Ben Heath in the big blind that called and folded to a bet of 125,000 by Ensan on the 
flop.
In the next hand, Emelyanov defended his big blind and checked the 
flop, Ensan bet 125,000 once more and won the pot.
The third raise was called by Orpen Kisacikoglu in the big blind and Ensan jokingly asked for an ace-ace-eight flop. The first two cards were the 
and the 
, causing laughter at the table. The third flop card was the 
and both players checked. On the 
turn, Kisacikoglu checked and another bet of 125,000 by Ensan took down the pot uncontested.
Last but not least, Tang opened to 90,000 in the hijack and Heath three-bet out of the cutoff to 255,000. Tang called and both players ended up checking through the entire board of 
. Tang flipped over 
and that won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,400,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
|
2,240,000
-660,000
|
-660,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,000,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
||
|
1,750,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,550,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
||