Tom Meldrum Drums One Right Out of the Room
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A huge stack of high denomination chips caught our eye and we watched as Tom Meldrum added even more after an all-in confrontation. With 700 chips already up fro grabs, an opponent holding the button pushed all-in for his last 1,825.
The action folded around to Meldrum in the cutoff, and with an already massive stack of over 20,000 at his disposal, he cut off enough for the call and flipped over his 
.
His opponent was in the lead with his 
but appeared disappointed to be tangling with the chip leader for his tournament life. The flop of 
did nothing to assuage these worries and the 
on the turn gave Meldrum the lead in the hand. After the river came 
, Meldrum had eliminated another player and built his stack to over 25,000 in the process.
With the average chip stack at around 4,000 to 4,500 at this stage in the Seniors Championship, Meldrum's castle of chips puts him in commanding position as we approach the Day 1 dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,800 |