Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Mika Kakkonen started Level 27 as the chipleader, but has been trending nothing but down over the past hour. Just now, he had to surrender another batch of chips to Pablo Rodero, who jumped over the Fin in the process.
Once the river was dealt on a 
, it was Kakkonen who fired 180,000. Rodero put in a small raise to 375,000 and Kakkonen paid it off. Rodero showed 
for top two pair, which proved too much for Kakkonen as the Fin folded his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
1,700,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
and Fletcher bet 480,000. NBaba quickly raised to a cool million, which confused Fletcher a great deal. Eventually, he ended up calling with his 
and chopped the pot when NBaba showed 
.
flop, but Kakkonen picked up an inside straight draw on the 
turn. The river 
, action was on Hamza NBaba. NBaba had previously check-called a bet from Fernandez on the flop and both players had checked the turn.
for the rivered trips and Fernandez mucked his hand.