Hands #28-31: Epstein Takes Chip Lead
Hand #28: Action folded around to Alex Epstein who raised to 60,000. Thai Ha was on the button and called. The flop was 
. Epstein bet 75,000 and Ha folded.
Hand #29: Yong Wang called under the gun, and he was joined by Epstein, Anson Tsang and Ha before Chance Kornuth checked his button.
The 
flop checked to Ha who bet 80,000, with Tsang the only caller. The turn was the 
and both players checked. The river was the 
putting a straight on the board. Tsang moved all in and Ha agonized with his decision before folding.
Hand #30: Four players limped in and Wang checked his button. The flop was 
. It checked to Tsang who bet 100,000 and the other players all folded.
Hand #31: Epstein called under the gun, Yong Wang called in the cutoff and Rene van Krevelen checked his button. The flop was 
and Epstein checked. Wang bet 50,000, Van Krevelen folded and Epstein called.
The turn was the 
and Epstein checked. This time Wang bet 210,000 and Epstein called again. The river was the 
and the pair checked, with Epstein showing 
for a flopped full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
|
1,800,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
||
|
1,400,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
|
683,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
512,000
-430,000
|
-430,000 |
|
419,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
|
|
||