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Hand #24: Dani Stern raised to 75,000 out of the small blind, and Richard Lyndaker, who has been very inactive at the unofficial final table, moved all in for 625,000 out of the big blind. Stern folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
735,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
Hand #28: Stephen Chidwick was second to act, and raised to 70,000. Steve Sung three-bet to 225,000 on the button, and Chidwick called. The flop fell 
, Chidwick moved all in for 940,000, and Sung went deep into the tank.
After nearly two minutes, Sung folded, and Chidwick picked up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,910,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
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|
1,740,000
-390,000
|
-390,000 |
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Hand #27: Phil Galfond raised to 70,000 in the cutoff, Max Lehmanski called on the button, and the flop fell 
. Both players checked.
The turn was the 
, Lehmanski led out for 85,000, and Galfond called. The two checked once again when the 
completed the board.
Lehmanski tabled 
, winning the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,975,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
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|
1,690,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
There were no flops in hands 21-26 of the unofficial final table, and chip leader Phil Galfond took down half of them. He also received the first walk of the unofficial final table.
Hand #20: Phil Galfond raised to 70,000 in the cutoff, Max Lehmanski defended his big blind, and the flop came down 
. Lehmanski check-called a bet of 80,000, then check-called another 160,000 from Galfond when the 
turned.
The 
completed the board, both players checked, and Lehmanski showed for a pair of sixes. Galfond had that beat with 
for a pair of tens, and is now close to three million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,900,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,460,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
Hand #19: Stephen Chidwick raised to 55,000 from the cutoff, Phil Galfond three-bet to 130,000 on the button, and Chidwick called.
The Brit check-called a bet of 155,000 from Galfond on a flop of 
, then check-folded to another 315,000 when the 
turned.
The players are now taking a short break to color up the yellow T1,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,580,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,540,000
-460,000
|
-460,000 |
|
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Hand #17: Dani Stern raised to 66,000 in the cutoff, Phil Galfond defended his big blind, and the flop fell 
. Galfond checked, Stern fired out 92,000, and Galfond reached for chips, check-raising to 255,000.
Stern folded, and Galfond picked up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,540,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
|
|
2,150,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
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Hand #14: Shannon Shorr raised to 54,000 in the cutoff, Steve Sung called on the button, and Dani Stern defended his big blind. Stern and Shorr both checked when the flop fell 
. Sung fired out 55,000, and only Stern called.
The turn was the 
, Stern check-called another 135,000, and the 
completed the board. Stern checked a third and final time, Sung fired out 375,000, and Stern called.
Sung showed for queens and jacks, but it was no good against Stern's 
for aces and jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,710,000
780,000
|
780,000 |
|
|
2,130,000
-620,000
|
-620,000 |
|
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