Shawn Schoreck opened the button, then checked back an 
flop. The 
arrived on the turn, and Kou Vang check-called 100,000. Action went the same on the 
river, and Schoreck showed 
for a turned two pair to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,360,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
1,000,000
-360,000
|
-360,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 3,000
Kou Vang opened to 44,000, and Shawn Schoreck shoved for about 500,000. Vang called immediately.
Vang: 
Schoreck: 
"I'm happy with $21,000," Schoreck said, accepting potential defeat.
It wasn't to be, as the board came 
, giving Schoreck a winning straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,360,000
-440,000
|
-440,000 |
|
|
1,000,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Shawn Schoreck just doubled up with 
against the 
of Kou Vang when the two were all in preflop. The board ran out 
, giving Schoreck a backdoor straight and new life.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
|
600,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Kou Vang opened for his standard 44,000 on the button, and Shawn Schoreck three-bet to 125,000. Vang made the call, and the two saw a flop of 
.
"Same bet," Schoreck announced, and Vang called once more.
The turn was the 
, and Schoreck bet out 300,000. Vang shoved for 723,000, and Schoreck thought for about a minute before dropping a calling stack in.
"Let's get a club out there," Schoreck said.
Schoreck: 
Vang: 
Vang had flopped two pair, but Schoreck had outs with bottom pair and a flush draw. The river was a brick: , and Vang now has a huge lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
1,329,000
|
1,329,000 |
|
|
300,000
-1,254,000
|
-1,254,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 2,000
...and heads-up play will resume momentarily.
The final two players have agreed to a short break.
Daniel Holmes shipped all in from the button for 289,000, and Shawn Schoreck made the call in the small blind. After about two minutes of thought, Kou Vang laid his big blind down.
Holmes: 
Schoreck:
The flop left both with hopeful positions: 
, giving Schoreck a straight draw and two overs while keeping Holmes' eights best for the moment. An turn cause Holmes to slide his chair back, and the 
river officially ended his tournament.
Vang, meanwhile, said he folded two sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,550,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
|
Busted |
