Monday, December 12, 2011 5:57 PM Local Time
Since returning from break only one hand has been played to the river. Tuan Phan has been the most active player at the table.
Monday, December 12, 2011 5:47 PM Local Time
Level:
28
Blinds:
20000/40000
Ante:
5000
Monday, December 12, 2011 5:27 PM Local Time
The remaining players have completed another two levels and are going on a 15 minute break.
Monday, December 12, 2011 5:07 PM Local Time
Tuan Chan was cutting out some grey T5,000 chips, but before he did anything, he announced, "600." He then went to put out 60,000 chips, but the dealer interpreted "600" as 600,000. Chan objected, but Poker Director John Arthur explained to him that "600" could only mean 600,000, seeing that the blinds are 15,000-30,000. The bet stood.
The action had folded to Manh Nguyen at this point, and Nguyen moved all in for 1.085 million. Marc Andre Roy surrendered his big blind, and Phan, being priced in, called.
Showdown
Phan:
Nguyen:
Nguyen held as the board ran , more than doubling his stack to 2.2 million chips.
"Weird," Nguyen told his rail.
| Tuan Phan | 3,750,000 | -1,150,000  |
| Manh Nguyen | 2,200,000 | 850,000  |
Monday, December 12, 2011 4:58 PM Local Time
Anthony Zinno had been grinding his less than 15 big blind stack all afternoon but finally his luck ran out. Zinno had around 400,000 and opened with a 300,000 raise. Action passed to Tuan Phan in the cutoff and he reraised to put Zinno all in. Zinno called and the hands were tabled.
Zinno:
Phan:
The board ran and Zinno was ousted from the tournament.
| Anthony Zinno | 0 | -420,000 |
Monday, December 12, 2011 4:52 PM Local Time
Manh Nguyen raised out of the small blind, Kevin Kaikko moved all in from the big, and Nguyen instantly called.
Showdown
Nguyen:
Kaikko:
"Jack! Jack! Jack!" the rail chanted.
The dealer obliged, fanning . The rail erupted. The turn and river came , , and Kaikko was eliminated from the tournament.
Here are how the final six stacks look:
| Tuan Phan | 4,900,000 | 190,000 |
| Hao Le | 3,670,000 | -30,000 |
| Marc Andre Roy | 1,350,000 | 36,000 |
| Manh Nguyen | 1,350,000 | 470,000 |
| Larry Riggs | 780,000 | -420,000 |
| Anthony Zinno | 420,000 | -309,000 |
| Kevin Kaikko | 0 | -405,000 |
Monday, December 12, 2011 4:45 PM Local Time
Denis Gnidash moved all in preflop with one of the smaller stacks at the table. Tuan Phan called from the cutoff and the other players got out of the way.
Gnidash:
Phan:
The board ran and Gnidash was sent to the rail.
| Tuan Phan | 4,710,000 | 660,000 |
| Denis Gnidash | 0 | -708,000 |
Monday, December 12, 2011 4:35 PM Local Time
Tuan Phan opened in early position, and the action folded to Mike Devinsky who three-bet shoved from the big blind. Phan snapped it off, and had Devinsky dominated.
Showdown
Phan:
Devinsky:
The flop pushed Phan even further into the lead, but it gave Devinsky chop outs. Unfortunately for the New Jersey native, he was drawing dead after the turned, and the completed the board.
Devinsky will have to settle with $17,516, while Phan is now above 4 million chips.
| Tuan Phan | 4,050,000 | 1,050,000 |
| Mike Devinsky | 0 | -1,090,000 |
Monday, December 12, 2011 4:31 PM Local Time
Tuan Phan opened to 100,000 from early position, and the action folded to Kevin Kaikko who moved all in from the small blind. Anthony Zinno surrendered his big blind, and Phan immediately called.
Showdown
Phan:
Kaikko:
The dealer burned one card, then dealt three face down, and was about to reveal the flop when one of the cameras fell down on top if the table. The window card - the - laid face up while the ordeal was taken care of, and then the rest of the flop was fanned . Phan needed running straight or flush cards, but was drawing dead after the turned.
The completed the board, and Kaikko doubled to more than 400,000 chips.
| Kevin Kaikko | 405,000 | 38,000 |
Monday, December 12, 2011 4:27 PM Local Time
The T1,000 chips have been raced off and only T5,000 and T10,000 chips remain in play.
Monday, December 12, 2011 4:23 PM Local Time
Tuan Phan kicked off the action for 65,000 and brought three players along with him: Danny Rohde, Manh Nguyen and Kevin Kaikko. The flop came , the blinds checked and Phan bet 300,000. Rohde moved all in and the blinds got out of the way. Phan called pretty quickly and the hands were tabled.
Rohde:
Phan:
The turn came - giving Phan the flush but giving Rohde some outs on the river for a full house. The river was a blank and Rohde was eliminated from the tournament.
| Tuan Phan | 3,000,000 | 1,200,000 |
| Danny Rohde | 0 | -1,188,000 |
Monday, December 12, 2011 4:20 PM Local Time
Level:
27
Blinds:
15000/30000
Ante:
5000
Monday, December 12, 2011 4:20 PM Local Time
Danny Rohde opened to 50,000 from the cutoff seat, Hao Le called on the button, and Larry Riggs called out of the small blind. Manh Nguyen decided to raise the stakes, three-betting to 200,000 out of the big blind. Only Le called.
The flop fell , and Nguyen tanked before sliding out 240,000. After a minute of deliberation, Le called.
The turn was the , and again Nguyen fired. This time he slid out two towers of purple T10,000 chips, making it 400,000. Le thought for over two minutes, then abruptly stabbed two stacks of 100,000 chips into the pot.
The completed the board, and Nguyen tanked for almost five minutes before moving all in for effectively 943,000. Le went deep into the tank, thinking the decision over for more than ten minutes. He sat motionlessly, then eventually put his hands on his head, ran his hands through his hair, and said, "Give me one more more."
True to his word, no more than 60 seconds later he made the call.
"Good call," Nguyen announced. "Ace-high."
Nguyen showed for the bluff, and Le turned over for a pair of eights! The massive pot was pushed towards Le, who is now our commanding chip leader.
| Hao Le | 3,700,000 | 2,000,000 |
| Manh Nguyen | 880,000 | -1,820,000 |
Monday, December 12, 2011 3:58 PM Local Time
Mike Devinsky opened for 60,000 in late position and Tuan Phan called from the button. The blinds folded and the flop came .
Devinsky bet 65,000 and Phan announced raise. Phan first slid the 65,000 in the pot then took a few moments to consider his raise. He ultimately decided to add an additional 150,000 to the bet. Devinsky moved all in, which would cost Phan another 561,000.
Phan stood up from his chair and counted out a call. He counted what he had left behind and spent some time thinking about his action. Phan kicked his cards back to the dealer and sat back down in his chair.
Monday, December 12, 2011 3:40 PM Local Time
Denis Gnidash opened to 55,000 from middle position, and the action folded to Tuan Phan in the big blind. After a moment for thought, he raised to 355,000. Gnidash looked the other way, and was visibly frustrated - he only had about 500,000 behind.
After tanking for close to two minutes, Gnidash finally folded. "Show one?" he asked Phan.
"Nahhhhhhhhhhhh," Phan replied.
Monday, December 12, 2011 3:26 PM Local Time
Manh Nguyen opened for 65,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Tuan Phan in the cutoff. Phan called and the blinds released. The flop came , Nguyen checked and Phan bet 110,000 and Nguyen called. The turn brought the and Nguyen checked again. Phan took his time before sliding out 250,000. Nguyen called after some thought and the river brought the .
Nguyen checked a third time and Phan checked behind. Nguyen announced ace but Phan tabled and Nguyen mucked his hand.
| Manh Nguyen | 2,700,000 | -500,000 |
| Tuan Phan | 1,800,000 | 853,000 |
Monday, December 12, 2011 3:08 PM Local Time
Hao Le opened to 55,000 from early position, Hanh Nguyen called behind him, and the action folded all the way to Tuan Phan in the big blind. Phan tanked, then slid out two towers of grey T5,000 chips, three-betting to over 200,000. Le released, Nguyen folded, and Phan flashed the .
In the words of "Redbull" Robbie Thompson - it is good.
Monday, December 12, 2011 2:58 PM Local Time
Level:
26
Blinds:
12000/24000
Ante:
4000
Monday, December 12, 2011 2:57 PM Local Time
Introductions are being made for the final ten players and play will be underway shortly.
Monday, December 12, 2011 2:42 PM Local Time
The players are now on a 15-minute break.