Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 0 ante
Millard Hale opened to 200,000 from the cutoff and Evangelos Kokkalis called from the big blind. The flop fell 
and Kokkalis check-called a bet of 175,000 from Hale.
The turn was the 
and Kokkalis checked again. Hale slid out a bet of 525,000 but Kokkalis stuck around to see the 
on the river. Kokkalis thought for over a minute before counting out a bet of 775,000. Hale dipped into the tank himself for over a couple of minutes and eventually released his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,800,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
3,800,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
3,600,000
-1,500,000
|
-1,500,000 |
|
||
|
1,600,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
|
||
. The turn was the 
. 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn.
on the river. Hale checked this time and Richards fired out a bet of 225,000. Hale called and turned over 
for trip nines, forcing Richards to send his cards to the muck.
. And the river came the 
to give no flush and change nothing as Lau secured a big double up through one of the big stacks.
and Kokkalis check-called a bet of 125,000 from Hale. 
. Hale bet again, this time he bet enough to put Lau all in. Lau thought for a while before giving up his hand as he sunk to the being the short stack at the table.