Kenney Wins Two
After doubling through defending champ Steve O'Dwyer, Bryn Kenney has been on the upswing. He played a big pot with Anton Astapau and added almost 1.2-million of Astapau's chips to his stack.
Kenney opened to 235,000 and Astapau called from the small blind. The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Astapau bet 325,000. Kenney called and the two players saw the 
hit the river. Astapau checked and Kenney bet 745,000. Astapau didn't waste much time before calling.
Kenney turned over two pair with 
and Astapau mucked. On the next hand Kenney added even more to his stack when he raised to 235,000 preflop into Steve O'Dwyer's big blind. O'Dwyer defended, but Kenney took down the pot with a river bet on a 
board. The two players had checked it down, before Kenney's bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,300,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
|
||
|
2,800,000
-950,000
|
-950,000 |
. It was a painful turn for Astapau and enabled Andrejevic to extend his lead after making broadway.
.
. The six gave him a straight, but O'Dwyer was convinced his ten was good enough to take it down.
. Kenney checked and Juanda bet 620,000. Kenney called and the dealer set the 
on the turn. Both players checked. The river was the 
and Kenney checked once more. Juanda counted out a bet of 1.6-million and slid it over the line.
for jacks up. Kenney mucked his hand.
