Ball Loses to Li; Wins From Brandes
Tong Li limped in from under the gun, which prompted limps from Fabian Brandes on the button and Jonathan Depa in the small blind. Scott Ball checked the option in the big blind and they checked all the way to the 
river. Depa checked and Ball bet 450,000, which only Li called.
Ball tabled the 
and Li earned the pot with the 
.
Josh Arieh then limped the small blind and Sam Stein checked from the big blind. The 
flop went check, check, and Arieh stabbed the 
turn with a min-bet. Stein raised to 400,000 and earned the snap-fold.
Ball, Arieh and Stein then limped and Brandes made it 750,000 to go in the big blind. The only caller was Ball, who faced a bet worth 600,000 by Brandes on a 
flop. Ball raised the pot and Brandes folded instantly.
In the meanwhile, Depa's stack has been nearly halved after he hasn't picked up a single pot as of lately.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,100,000
-1,100,000
|
-1,100,000 |
|
||
|
8,200,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
|
7,100,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
7,000,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
||
|
3,800,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,375,000
-1,225,000
|
-1,225,000 |