Salter and Kaufman Battle Again
The flop was down 
, and Jack Salter had checked from the big blind to Brian Kaufman who was playing from early position. Kaufman bet 220,000 and Salter called. The turn came the 
, and Salter check-called a 615,000 bet.
After the river had fallen the 
, Salter checked and Kaufman, who has his opponent covered, moved all in.
At this point, Salter went into the tank and remained silent for close to two minutes before he finally said a few words to Kaufman but got no reply. He went back into silent thought for another two minutes with his tournament life on the line if he called and eventually had the clock called on him by Jan Arends.
Salter was given 30 seconds to act, and just after the tournament director informed him, he had 15 seconds left to act he folded, and Kaufman won another battle.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,700,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
2,000,000
-1,600,000
|
-1,600,000 |