Mike McDonald opened to 325,000 on the button with , Isaac Barron three-bet to 900,000 with , McDonald tank-called, and the flop fell . Baron checked, McDonald neatly placed eight T100,000 chips in front of him, and Baron called.

The turn was the , Baron checked again, and McDonald slid forward 1.2 million. Baron folded correctly once again, and McDonald raked in the pot, taking the chip lead.