Level 8
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Fresh off winning her first bracelet last night in Event #1: Casino Employee Event No-Limit Hold'em for more than $65,000, Katie Kopp is back in play.
She said she hasn't slept since her victory in the wee hours of the morning, but that hasn't stopped her from nearly doubling her starting stack in the early going.
The action folded to Kopp in the small blind and she raised to 3,000. Her opponent in the big blind called and the flop came down 
. Kopp fired out 3,000 more and the big blind came along.
On the turn 
, both players checked to the 
river. Both players checked again.
"You win," said the big blind as he turned over 
.
Kopp tabled 
and that was enough to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
94,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
|
||
with 3,600 in the middle. Action was heads up between the blinds. The small blind checked to Martin Matranca in the big blind, who led out for 1,500. The small blind raised it up to 4,200, earning a call from Matranca. 
came on the turn. The small blind led this time, putting 7,400 into the pot. Matranca began fiddling with his chips before announcing "All in", with his opponent covered. The small blind considered the decision briefly before folding, giving Matranca the pot worth around 20,000.
and after a continuation bet of 12,000 from the preflop aggressor, Andres moved all-in for about 50,000. The third player in the pot got out of the way after a minute or two of deliberating and the cutoff called all-in for less than Andres' stack.
for a flopped set against 
.
didn't change anything and Andres busted his opponent and increased his stack by almost double.
to hit a straight. Phen is now one of the biggest stacks in the room.
board. Jewett bet 32,000, enough to put Bansemer all-in. He tanked for a minute before deciding on a fold, awarding Jewett the pot.
, bringing the Arizona native, Cruz, closer to the table chip lead.
