Plenty of Pain at Table 1
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
With payouts growing and decisions looming larger, a pair of recent dives into the tank at Table 1 have eaten nearly 20 minutes off the tournament clock.
First, on a turn board reading 
, Manuel Gonzalez faced an all-in bet for his 610,000 chip stack from Ermanno Di Nicola. After nearly ten minutes, the clock was called on Gonzalez, who took that full 30 seconds before cursing and sliding his cards into the muck.
Then, on a river of 
, Jonathan Therme bet 215,000 and was check-raised all-in by Pedro Marques. Therme tanked for over five minutes before surrendering his cards and a big portion of his stack to Marques.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
1,150,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
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|
850,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
610,000
-255,000
|
-255,000 |
|
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