Lecavalier Lands A Huge Pot
Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
We didn't catch the hand as it happened, but table mate Allen Kessler came over to tell us about this monster pot we missed. The pot was three ways, with Ross Lecavalier last to act. According to Kessler, on a flop of all low cards, one player bet 8,000, and another player shoved all in for 90,000 with 
. Lecavalier made the call with top set, and it held, giving him a ginormous pot.
We went over to get a count on Lecavalier's stack, and by our best estimation, he has about 194,000, making him the chip leader not only of this flight, but of the whole tournament at the moment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
194,000
194,000
|
194,000 |
dominating the 
of his opponent. The flop was safe for Conrad, coming down 
, but the 
hit the turn, giving Conrad's opponent a set. The river brought the 
, and a disappointed Conrad made his way to the exits.
when we got to the table. Ryan Riess was heads up with another opponent, and Riess checked it to her. She fired out 10,000, and Riess tanked for about 30 seconds before calling.
, and after Riess checked, his opponent quickly checked behind and tabled 
. Riess let out a chuckle, rechecked his cards, shook his head, and mucked his hand.
. Raymond Dandrea and Chris Karambinis were heads up, and Karambinis checked to Dandrea, who fired out 3,500. Karambinis responded with a check raise to 8,000, and it was back on Dandrea.
and 
, giving him an unnecessary full house. Dandrea collected a pile of chips in the pot, doubling him up to 119,000, while Karambinis dropped down to 54,000.
, and Ingles checked to Parsons, who bet out 2,000. Ingles wasted little time in check raising to 4,200, and it was back to Parsons. He peaked down at his hole cards, stacked the rest of his chips into a tower, and slid them in. Ingles instantly made the call.
on the river completed his flush.
. Despite flopping the boat, he wasn't out of the woods just yet, as his opponent held 
was the only card that would deny Karambinis the hand, but the turn came the 
, and the river the