Event #25: 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em

Scott Ball raised to 400,000 and Jonathan Jaffe defended his big blind.

The flop came    , and Jaffe check-folded to a bet of 300,000 from Ball.

After that, Jonathan Jaffe limped in the small blind and Scott Ball checked his option.

On the     flop, Jaffe led for 250,000 and took it down.

On the next hand, Scott Ball raised to 400,000 and took down the blinds.

Scott Ball	10,400,000	700,000
Galen Hall	10,200,000	-500,000
Jonathan Jaffe	9,600,000	-200,000

Galen Hall limped in from the small blind and Jonathan Jaffe checked his option. The flop came     and Hall checked to Jaffe who bet 190,000. Hall called and the   landed on the turn.

Both players checked and the   completed the board. Hall checked once more and Jaffe fired out a pot-sized bet of 950,000. Hall called and Jaffe showed    for just queen-high while Hall tabled    for two pair.

The players are now heading on another 10-minute break.

Galen Hall	10,700,000	1,200,000
Jonathan Jaffe	9,800,000	-1,900,000
Scott Ball	9,700,000	700,000

Galen Hall raised to 350,000 and Jonathan Jaffe three-bet to 1,000,000 to win the pot.

On the next hand, Jonathan Jaffe raised to 350,000 and took down the blinds.

Jonathan Jaffe	11,000,000	1,200,000
Galen Hall	10,000,000	-700,000
Scott Ball	9,300,000	-400,000

Eric Tsai raised to 360,000 and Scott Ball made it 1,200,000 to go. Eric Tsai then moved all in for 5,510,000 and Ball called.

Eri Tsai:   
Scott Ball:   

The board ran       and Eric Tsai was eliminated. He takes home more than $160,000 for his efforts. Ball takes over the chip lead.

Scott Ball	11,500,000	5,900,000
Eric Tsai	0	-5,500,000

Galen Hall raised to 350,000 and Eric Tsai three-bet to 1,170,000.

Hall then ripped it in for 5,450,000 and Tsai went into the tank for more than two minutes. Tsai eventually laid it down, as he slips back into the bottom position.

Galen Hall	6,900,000	1,500,000
Eric Tsai	5,500,000	-1,200,000

Galen Hall opened to 360,000 and Jonathan Jaffe raised to 900,000.

Hall called to see a flop of     and checked it over to Jaffe.

Jaffe bet 700,000, and after some thought, Hall let it go.

Jonathan Jaffe	8,400,000	900,000
Galen Hall	5,400,000	-900,000

Galen Hall raised it up to 320,000 on the button and Bin Weng jammed all in for 2,850,000 from the big blind. Hall confirmed the count and then quickly called to put Weng at risk.

Bin Weng:   
Galen Hall:   

The flop of     gave Hall a huge advantage with top pair and a flush draw. The turn was the   and Weng was left drawing dead to the   on the river. After such a promising start to the day, Weng will leave in fifth place.

Galen Hall	7,600,000	3,100,000
Bin Weng	0	-2,600,000

Bin Weng opened to 240,000 and Galen Hall defended his blind this time.

The flop came     and both players checked. They also checked on the turn  , and the river peeled the  . Hall bet 425,000 and Weng called.

Hall turned over    for trips and took it down.

Galen Hall	4,500,000	900,000
Bin Weng	2,600,000	-700,000

Bin Weng raised it up to 240,000 on the button and Scott Ball three-bet to 1,120,000 out of the big blind. Weng responded with a four-bet to 2,225,000 and Ball just called.

With over 4,500,000 in the middle already, the dealer spread the flop of    . Both players checked and the   landed on the turn. Ball checked again and Weng made a small bet of 885,000 which Ball called.

The   hit the river and Ball checked for the third time. Weng checked it back and Ball showed    for a pair of aces on the river to drag in the pot.

Scott Ball	11,100,000	3,100,000
Bin Weng	2,800,000	-3,600,000

Galen Hall shipped all in for his last 1,840,000 from under the gun and was called by Bin Weng on the button. The blinds folded and the two hands were tabled.

Galen Hall:   
Bin Weng:   

Hall was looking to hit an ace and found one on the     flop. The   on the turn and the   on the river changed nothing as Hall earned himself a double up.

Bin Weng	7,000,000	-1,600,000
Galen Hall	4,000,000	1,900,000