Joe Ford started the action with a raise, and Calen McNeil called from the big blind. The flop came , and both players quickly checked. The turn brought the , and McNeil fired out. Ford made the call, and the same happened when the hit the river. McNeil showed for a straight, and despite the river bringing in a low, Ford didn't have one, as he mucked his hand.

Shortly after, Can Kim Hua and Ford got in a preflop raising war that saw all of Ford's chips get in the middle.

Hua:
Ford:

The board ran down , and amazingly, Hua lowly pair of fives was good enough to score the knockout, and get us to three handed play.