Ballard In Early
The action was opened by Oliver Speidel in middle position. Jason O'Brien made the call a couple of positions to his left and it was Stewart Ballard in the blinds. Ballard opted to shove all in and it was sent back around to Speidel. It took a while for Speidel to decide what to do, eventually shoving his big stack in. O'Brien got out of the way and the two players turned their hands over.
Speidel: 
Ballard: 
By the time the board ran out 
, Ballard was still in front, but Speidel had some more outs with the broadway draw. The 
on the river changed nothing and Ballard took down the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
485,000
225,000
|
225,000 |