Rich Cracks The Million Chip Mark
Since we have gotten to seven handed, play has tightened up considerably, with most hands being won with one raise preflop. However, there have been a few hands that have seen a flop, and Jordan Rich has won most of them. In the first hand, Rich made it two bets, and Dale Eberle three bet from the button. The blinds folded, and Rich called. The flop came 
. Rich checked, then raised when Eberle bet. Eberle called, and the turn brought the 
. Rich bet out, and Eberle raised once again. This time, Rich reraised, and Eberle called. The river brought the 
, and while it looked like an action card, both players checked. Everle showed 
for a straight, but Rich showed 
for a better straight. Rich took another pot off of Stephen Bass later, and Rich is now your chip leader with over 1 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,064,000 | 240,000 |
|
579,000 | -165,000 |
|
485,000 | -75,000 |
Bass bet, and Denotaristefani called to see the 
turn.
for a pair of aces but Bass had him crushed with 
for two pair. The river was a meaningless 
and Denotaristefani hit the rail with his third cash and second final table in Limit Hold'em for the 2011 WSOP.
turn.
but Katchalov had him beat with 
.
. Kwon check called a bet from Rich, and he did the same on the 
, and Kwon checked a third time. Rich bet out, and Kwon went into the tank. He eventually folded, leaving just 27,000 behind.
against Dom Denotaristefani, who was priced in with 
, keeping Tyburski in the lead. The 
hit the turn, and the river came the 
. Tybruski collected the pot, and Kwon was eliminated.
, Engel checked, Eberle bet out 24,000 and Engel called.
for the nut flush. Engel was crippled and left with only 8,000 after the hand.
, and this time, Eberle bet out. Katchalov called, and the river brought the 
for a pair of kings. Katchalov mucked, and Eberle took the pot.
. Rich bet out and Engel called, and the same thing happened on the river, the 
. Rich showed 
. The two got in a raising war that saw Engel's last 46,000 get in the middle. The two flipped their cards up, and Engel was in bad shape.
, giving Engel an inside straight draw as well, and that came on the river when the 
flop.