Sharing a Queen
A short-stacked Tony Kendall had engaged his neighbor to the left, our current chip leader Roch Cousineau, in conversation. The U.K. player asked Cousineau where he was from, and when Cousineau replied he was a Québécois, Kendall said "We share a queen."
Soon after that came a hand in which Kendall was all in but for about 10,000 against Cousineau by the turn with the board showing 
. With a grin Kendall checked (as if he were folding), and let Cousineau bet before he called. Cousineau had 
and Kendall 
. The river brought the 
, which meant a chopped pot.
Kendall studied the board a little longer. "Now did we share the queen there?" he asked with a laugh.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
584,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
125,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
, Payan checked and Mckinley bet pot. Payan responded by raising all in for about 120,000 total and Mckinley made the call.
river gave Mckinley two pair and the win. Payan seemed a little stunned as he made his way to the payout desk in 21st place.
and was in decent shape against the 
of Steven Loube. The 
flop gave Loube a pair of kings and an open-ended straight draw, but he still needed to improve in order to eliminate Barber.
turn was no help, but the 
river was. It took Barber a moment to realize Loube had rivered the nuts to scoop the pot and that he was eliminated in 20th place.
double-suited against the 
of Roch Cousineau, and when the board brought three queens Cousineau had made a full house to oust Lincoln in 19th.
.
! Quads for Carlston, making the 
river no matter.
. He knew if he hit one he'd scoop the large pot. The 
turn was of no consequence, and Lappas tried one last time, "Club."
turn put an end to any suspense as Ruzicka was drawing dead.
