Three-Way Clash Sees Drinan Nearly Triple and Marchese Bust
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
A three-way all-in confrontation between Tom Marchese, Joseph Cheong, and Connor Drinan just went down on the back table in the room. Marchese was at risk for 60,500 with the 
. Drinan was also at risk, but for 81,100 and holding the 
Cheong had both covered and held the 
.
The flop gave Drinan the lead when the 
fell. The turn was the 
, and the river was the 
. Drinan won the pot to nearly triple his stack to over 220,000, while Marchese was eliminated. Cheong was knocked back to 145,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
147,000
|
147,000 |
|
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|
145,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
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Busted | |
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against the 
for Pahuja. The board ran out 
, and Pahuja won the pot to send Jones to the rail.
and Lafosse was eliminated.
when Kyle Julius, who was sitting out of position, was facing a 58,000-chip bet from Fedor Holz.
.
, Paul Kuzmich fired all in for 66,500 against start-of-the-day chip leader Jonathan Jaffe. Jaffe thought about it, then called with the 
, and he won the pot to double up.
