Soi Nguyen raised it up to 85,000 on the button, and Lynda Tran moved all in from the small blind. It was a bet of 675,000 total, and the action got back around to Nguyen. He tanked for about 30 seconds before removing his card protector, and sliding his hand into the muck.
Tran is still fairly short but has breathing room with 740,000 now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
740,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
Soi Nguyen raised it up on the button to 65,000, and Lynda Tran was next to act. She put in a three bet to 200,000, and it was on Edmund Liu. He tanked for about 30 seconds, before putting a call in, and Nguyen also made the call.
The three handed flop went all hearts: 
. Both Tran and Liu checked to Nguyen, who fired 275,000 into the middle. Tran gave her hand up after a few moments of thought, and it didn't take Liu very long to fold either.
After that hand, Nguyen is back into the lead with 2.62 million, while Liu and Tran both fall to 15 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,620,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
|
|
655,000
-495,000
|
-495,000 |
|
620,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
Soi Nguyen raised it up to 80,000 on the button, and it folded to Edmund Liu in the big blind. He cut out a reraise to 200,000, and slid it forward. Nguyen came along, and they saw a flop of 
. Both players checked, and the same happened when the 
hit the turn.
On the river, the 
, Liu checked a third time, and Nguyen fired out 175,000. Liu instantly folded, and Nguyen took the pot to get back up over two million. Meanwhile, Liu is left with less then 20 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,080,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
780,000
-145,000
|
-145,000 |
The four players are back, and the cards are once again in the air.
Level: 29
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
The four remaining players have elected to take a 45 minute dinner break rather then the full 60. Cards will be back in the air around 6:50 local time.
Lynda Tran moved all in from under the gun for 555,000, and it folded around to Soi Nguyen in the big blind. He told Tran that he would sweat the cards, and he peaked at the first, and showed the . He said "not looking good that I'm going to call." That was until he saw the second card, the 
. He said "let's gamble," and made the call.
Tran had Nguyen's dominated, holding 
, and the board gave her an unnecessary straight, coming down 
.
After that hand, Tran is up to 1.15 million, while Nguyen drops to 1.87 million
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,870,000
-680,000
|
-680,000 |
|
|
1,150,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
Edmund Liu raised it up to 60,000 on the button, and Soi Nguyen three bet to 185,000 from the big blind. Liu tanked for about 30 seconds before making the call, and the flop came down 
. Both players looked at their cards to see if they had a club before they both checked.
The turn brought the 
, and again, both players checked. The 
hit the river, and Nguyen checked a third time. Liu fired out 150,000, and Nguyen called quickly.
Liu: 
Nguyen: 
Liu's king-jack came from behind, and he took the pot, to up his stack to exactly one million. Meanwhile, Nguyen is back down to 2.55 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,550,000
-360,000
|
-360,000 |
|
|
1,000,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
No more then two hands after Soi Nguyen lost the chip lead to Jonathan Chehanske, he's gotten it right back. We didn't catch the action until the river, but there was already a sea of chips in the middle on a completed board of 
.
Chehanske was first to act, and he put out a big bet of 250,000. Nguyen tanked for about 45 seconds before assembling a raise of 550,000, and sliding it towards the dealer. Chehanske laid his hand down, and Nguyen is once again pushing three million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,910,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
|
1,885,000
-515,000
|
-515,000 |
We caught up with the action in a heads up pot between Soi Nguyen and Edmund Liu on the flop, which was 
. Liu fired out 75,000, and Nguyen made the call. The turn was the 
, and Liu moved the rest of his chips in, a bet of 370,000. Nguyen spent about two minutes in the tank before releasing his hand, and Liu took the pot to get up to 700,000.
After that hand, Nguyen was left with 2.29 million, which is now trailing the 2.4 million of Jonathan Chehanske.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
2,290,000
-260,000
|
-260,000 |
|
|
700,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
