Big Hand for Hend
Following a middle-position open by Joseph McKeehen, Hend Matthews called the raise from the small blind, and the action was on Leo Walker in the big blind. Walker checked his cards, then set out a column of pink (10,000) chips for a reraise to 200,000.
McKeehen instantly tossed his hand away, but after a bit of deliberation Matthews called the reraise, thus committing nearly half of her stack.
The flop came 
and Matthews checked. Walker quickly said he was all in and Matthews called right away.
Matthews turned over 
, then winced as she saw Walker's 
for a set of eights.
The dealer burned a card and delivered fourth street — the 
! "Oh my God," said Matthews. The river then brought the 
to elicit another shout of surprise from her as it improved her hand to quads.
Matthews scores the more-than-double-up to push back over 1 million, while Walker tumbles to less than 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000 | 475,000 |
|
|
265,000 | -525,000 |