We certainly haven't lacked for action in the first level of play this afternoon. The short stacks are getting their chips in and taking their chances. On Table 3, the combatants were Lance Oliver, Thao Thiem and Anasavanh Sittivong. Oliver opened the action from late position with a raise to 13,000. That folded the action to Thiem in the small blind, who reraised to 50,000. Sittivong was in the big blind and moved all in for 55,000 total. Oliver tanked for several minutes before moving all in for a total of 62,000. Thiem had both players covered and called as well.
Oliver:
Sittivong:
Thiem:
Sittivong was the player in the worst position; the remainder of the hand was essentially a flip between Oliver and Thiem. Thiem won that flip on a board of . Even though there was a straight on board, Thiem made a king-high spade flush to take down the pot and knock out Oliver and Sittivong.