A bit of a cooler of a flop has seen Justin Walch and Patrick Mahoney clash in a huge pot on Table 17. The flop was when action checked to Walch who bet. Mahoney check-raised another 30,000 on top but Walch moved all in. Mahoney quickly agreed to call.
Walch:
Mahoney:
Walch held top pair but Mahoney was drawing huge with his open-ended straight flush draw.
The turn was the and the river the to improve Walch to a full house to rake in the double.
The remarkable double ups keep coming as this time it was Ricky Kroesen who joined in the fun. Kroesen got his stack in the middle with to be racing with Patrick Mahoney’s .
The flop landed to see Mahoney spike an ace to see Kroesen stand to his feet in preparation of his departure from the tournament.
The changed nothing, but the river gave Kroesen a straight to better Mahoney’s two pair. Kroesen is now up to 250,000 and looking more comfortable on a tough table that also includes Stev Lackovic, Aaron Lim and Sal Fazzino.
Lorinda Johnson has just landed a remarkable double up with her ten-high enough at showdown to collect the pot!
The chips went in on the turn with David Lim leading out before Johnson moved all in. Lim made the call with for a straight draw as Johnson’s flush and straight draw now didn’t even need to hit to win. The river was the to leave ten-high as enough to rake in the chips!
Richard Larkin has survived an all-in clash with Lorinda Johnson. Larkin’s tournament life was on the line with with just one overcard to Johnson’s but he was able to connect on the board of .
Larkin climbs to 140,000 with Johnson, one of two remaining female players, now back to 90,000 chips.
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when action checked to Walch who bet. Mahoney check-raised another 30,000 on top but Walch moved all in. Mahoney quickly agreed to call.
and the river the 
to improve Walch to a full house to rake in the double.
to see Mahoney spike an ace to see Kroesen stand to his feet in preparation of his departure from the tournament.
changed nothing, but the 
river gave Kroesen a straight to better Mahoney’s two pair. Kroesen is now up to 250,000 and looking more comfortable on a tough table that also includes Stev Lackovic, Aaron Lim and Sal Fazzino.
for a straight draw as Johnson’s 
flush and straight draw now didn’t even need to hit to win. The river was the 
.