Mitchell Jonson was on the button and raised to 13,000. The big blind three-bet to 76,000 with about 30,000 behind. The action stalled on Johnson for about five minutes as he though about his decision. A player at the table waited about five minutes to call for a clock.
After the floor person arrived and began the count, Johnson remained in the tank until he was at his final three seconds to decide. At the last moment, he pushed all in for roughly 300,000, and the big blind put in the rest of his chips.
Johnson:
Big blind:
The board ran out , and Johnson made Broadway. His opponent flopped top pair and could only muster two pair in the end.
Meikat Siu has been on quite the heater today. She currently sits on 630,000 chips after starting the day with just 43,400.
According to the table, Siu won a massive pot with pocket tens, calling a preflop shove. She ran into aces, but the board ran out , and ever since then she's been stacking chips.
With the board showing 414 remaining (but likely a few less than that), there is a pay jump. Eliminated players are now getting $4,235 apiece instead of the previous $3,793.
If a player can hang on to their stack until there are 351 players remaining, they will be looking at a payout of $4,768, an increase of $533. Weigh that against the $1,500 entry fee, and certain decisions take on a different light for different players.
Steven Tabb was in late position and raised to 11,500. He was called by the hijack and the cutoff. The small blind three-bet to 45,500, putting the action back on Tabb. After some deliberation, Tabb moved all in for roughly 190,000. The hijack and cutoff both folded, and the small blind peeked back at his cards before sending them to the muck, as well.
Tabb has a WSOP Circuit ring and a handful of WSOP Circuit final tables on his record but is still looking for his breakthrough summertime performance.
There had been an open, a raise, and an all-in from a third player. Action was back on the initial raiser, and he was put on the clock. As the time ticked down, he seemed unsure what course of action to take, but with the floor supervising his time left, he decided to fold.
Action was then on the second player as the floor departed the scene. It was now his turn to deliberate, and he took another few minutes to make his mind up. There seemed to be no move to call the clock on this player, and he, too, eventually folded.
To clarify the situation, the first player was quietly asked who had called the clock on him.
"I did. I called the clock on myself," he replied.
Martin Staszko defended his big blind, and on a flop of he check-called a bet of 11,500. Staszko checked the turn, and his opponent checked behind. The completed the board, and a final check from Staszko saw him face a bet of 22,000. Staszko stared off into the distance for a short while before he called.
His opponent tabled for a missed draw, so Staszko's was good enough to win the pot.
, and Johnson made Broadway. His opponent flopped top pair and could only muster two pair in the end.
, and ever since then she's been stacking chips.
he check-called a bet of 11,500. Staszko checked the 
turn, and his opponent checked behind. The 
completed the board, and a final check from Staszko saw him face a bet of 22,000. Staszko stared off into the distance for a short while before he called.
for a missed draw, so Staszko's 
