Chin Doubles; Saltus Gets Huge
Niveau 11
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Yashuo Chin more than doubled her stack early on and just scored a full double through Jason Casale when turning the nut straight on a board of 
. Casale's cards were already in the muck while he paid off the stack of Chin, her 
tabled right in front of the chips.
Brian Saltus has taken over the lead in the Amazon Tan section. Saltus tangled with Christopher Chaudey in a three-bet pot, in which Chaudey check-raised the 
flop. Running hearts created a big pot and Saltus was not willing to fold 
, taking a big chunk out of Chaudey's stack. The Frenchman was left with his head shaking and soon after headed off into the first break of the day.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
670,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
355,000
152,700
|
152,700 |
|
300,000
256,000
|
256,000 |
|
300,000
16,300
|
16,300 |
|
300,000
127,500
|
127,500 |
|
280,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
220,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
|
150,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
110,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
110,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
70,000
-18,400
|
-18,400 |
|
40,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
|
Eliminé | |
rundown to eliminate Myers. Lee indicated he folded 
and Hellmuth checked to Brosius who continued for 5,500. Hellmuth check-raised to 21,000 and Brosius called.
landed on the turn and Hellmuth checked again. Brosius moved all in for 41,000 and Hellmuth bounced out of his seat. "Did you really call twenty-one thousand with a flush draw?" Hellmuth pondered his decision for a moment and then made the call.
land on the turn. Yu checked, Eilers bet 8,000, and Yu called.
and Yu checked for a third time as Eilers bet 10,000. Yu folded, and Eilers showed the 
.
hit the river and Politano spiked his ace to earn the pot and the knockout. Kuehl took the tough beat in stride shaking hands with Politano and they even posed for a quick selfie together before Kuehl made his exit from the Brasilia room.
