Maria Ho needs to make something happen fast to make a run at this thing.
A player open-raised to 2,400 from the button and Ho responded by three-betting to 7,200 - leaving just 29,000 behind. Her opponent four-bet all-in for 40,000 and change and Ho quickly mucked her cards.
Bernard Lee began the day with 24,100 in chips, but has now moved to about 72,000 after a couple of nice hands that have gone his way.
On the first one of the three that we'll talk about, the cutoff seat raised to 2,500 and Lee called from the small blind. [Removed:163] also called from the big blind and the flop came down . Everyone checked and the turn added the to the board. Everyone checked again. The river completed the board with the and Lee fired 3,700. Sheikh called, but the cutoff seat folded. Lee showed the for a flush and Sheikh mucked his hand.
After that, there was a hand where Allen Bari raised to 2,000. Lee three-bet to 5,800 and Bari folded. Lee showed two aces.
A little while later, Lee was involved again with Sheikh, this time on the final board of . The pot was approximately 13,000 and Sheikh checked to Lee. Lee bet 5,300 and that was good enough to force a fold from Sheikh.
Facing a raise to 2,400 from Andrew Youngblood from the hi-jack, Victor Ramdin opted to bump it up to 6,000 from his button.
Once the blinds passed and the action returned to Youngblood, he pushed all in for 34,500. Ramdin went deep into the tank for nearly two minutes before folding.
"What you have tens?" asked Youngblood as Ramdin chose not to respond.
Action folded to [Removed:163] in the cutoff seat and he raised to 2,500. Brian Powell made the call from the big blind and the flop came down . Powell check-raised all in over Sheikh's continuation bet of 3,500 for about 15,000. Sheikh quickly called with the . Powell held the .
The turn was the and the river the . Both missed Powell and he was eliminated. Sheikh moved to 50,000 in chips.
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was followed by a 4,100-chip continuation-bet from Sabat which forced a fold from his opponent.
flop fall.
. Everyone checked and the turn added the 
to the board. Everyone checked again. The river completed the board with the 
and Lee fired 3,700. Sheikh called, but the cutoff seat folded. Lee showed the 
gave Schmidt his two-outer, and when the 
and 
completed the board, Schmidt moved to over 40,000 in chips.
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