Hands #3-8: De Silva Gains Momentum
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Hand #3: John Richards raised to 15,000 from middle position, Upeshka De Silva called from late middle position, and Jean Gaspard three-bet to 46,000 from the button. Richards folded and De Silva called.
The flop came 
and De Silva checked. Gaspard bet 72,000 and De Silva called.
The turn brought the 
and De Silva bet 64,000. Gaspard called.
The river was the 
and both players checked. De Silva tabled 
for a pair of tens and Gaspard mucked.
Hand #4: De Silva raised to 15,000 from middle position and Gaspard three-bet to 41,000 from the cutoff. Jan Schwippert called from the button and De Silva called as well.
The flop came 
and De Silva checked. Gaspard bet 65,000, Schwippert folded, and De Silva called.
The turn was the 
and De Silva checked. Gaspard bet again — 100,000 this time — and De Silva called.
The fell on the river and both players checked. De Silva rolled over 
for a pair of eights and Gaspard flashed 
before he mucked.
Hand #5: Casey Caroll raised to 14,000 from middle position and Louis Helm called from the small blind.
The flop was 
and both players checked.
The turn brought the 
and Helm bet 23,000. Caroll called.
The 
fell on the river and Helm checked. Caroll bet 46,000 and Caroll folded.
Hand #6: De Silva raised to 15,000 from early position, Schwippert called from the hijack, and Olivier Busquet three-bet to 75,000 from the small blind. De Silva and Schwippert both called.
The flop was and Busquet bet 120,000. De Silva and Schwippert both folded.
Hand #7: Gaspard raised to 15,000 from middle position and Linglin Zeng called from the hijack.
The flop was , Gaspard bet 30,000, and Zeng folded.
Hand #8: Louis Helm raised to 15,000 from the hijack, Olivier Busquet called from the cutoff, and Upeshka De Silva called from the big blind.
The flop fell 
and all three players checked.
The turn brought the and all three players checked again.
The river was the and De Silva checked. Helm checked as well and Busquet bet 40,000. De Silva folded and Helm called. Busquet tabled 
for a set of threes and Helm mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,300,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
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720,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
|
|
610,000
610,000
|
610,000 |
|
380,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
180,000
-370,000
|
-370,000 |
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