Itoafa Raises the Flop
There was 5,500 in the pot from preflop action as the four players with cards in front of them watched the dealer fan a flop of 
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Wesley Palazzi checked from the small blind and Peter Graham bet 1,500 from the big blind. Stephen Zipprich was in the cutoff and called, putting action on Mike Itoafa, who was on the button. Itoafa grabbed several chips and then put them to the side, favoring a red T5,000 chip to throw into the pot instead as he announced a raise.
Palazzi quickly folded and action was on Graham, who went into the tank for about a minute. Eventually he folded and Zipprich followed suit, resulting in the pot being sent Itoafa's way.
Meanwhile, Bobby Opila has joined the action on Table 3 to bring the total number of players in the tournament to 18.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,600
15,900
|
15,900 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
35,800
-3,700
|
-3,700 |
|
34,300
-5,700
|
-5,700 |
|
|
34,300
-6,600
|
-6,600 |