Rob Wazwaz defended his big blind against a raise going heads up to an flop.
Both players checked, but Wazwaz fired 20,000 at the turn and his opponent called. The river brought the and another bet from Wazwaz.
He made it 40,000 and after a minute in the tank, his opponent called. Wazwaz showed and collected the pot with a boat to move over 400,000 when his opponent flashed a .
Yao Yin has jumped up into the lead again and is close to 600,000 heading into the first break of the day.
He told PokerNews he picked up a set of sevens, two pair, and a number of decent hands, picking his spots along the way to chip up and build the current chip lead.
DJ Buckley started the day with under 33,000 and was a longshot to even cash, much less book the win he would need to overtake current MSPT Player of the Year points leader Mark Hodge.
Cue the comeback.
Buckley doubled up early and just found over all in pre to collect a 400,000-chip pot and jump into contention for the crown here at Canterbury.
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flop.
turn and his opponent called. The river brought the 
and collected the pot with a boat to move over 400,000 when his opponent flashed a 
giving Cooper a set.
, made 
into trip nines and has generally turned his trash hands into treasures.