Winin' and Drinan
Connor Drinan's drink of choice throughout most of the ACOP Main Event has been red wine. On this hand, Drinan took a massive pot off Wat Yai Cheng after he bet-raised all in on the river.
The action folded to Drinan in the cutoff and he raised to 25,000. Cheng called from the small blind, as did Matthew Wakeman from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Cheng and Wakeman checked to Drinan who bet 35,000. Cheng called and Wakeman folded leaving Drinan and Cheng heads up.
The turn was the 
and Cheng checked again. Drinan bet 55,000 and Cheng went into the tank. With his hand over his cards and his arm in front of his stack, Cheng was almost statuesque. He eventually did move and it was to check-raise to the tune of 185,000. Now it was Drinan's turn to tank. After counting out his remaining chips and then putting them back, he counted out a call and threw it into the pot.
The river paired the board with the 
and the statue of Cheng was at it again. This time his only movement was the shuffling of his chips. He quickly counted out 100,000 chips and bet it. Drinan didn't waste much time before shoving all in and Cheng called.
Cheng let out a sigh when he saw Drinan's 
for a full house. The dealer turned over Cheng's hand after the muck and showed 
for a turned straight. Drinan broke the one-million chip mark and took the chip lead back. Cheng was left with scraps.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,060,000
505,000
|
505,000 |
|
||
|
42,000
-466,000
|
-466,000 |
. Shalamov showed 
hit, Thomas wasn't terribly happy about it.
on the turn and the 
and Drinan bet 32,000. Tu called. The river was the 
and Drinan bet again, this time the number was 60,000. After some time, Tu raised to 155,000. Drinan tanked for a minute or two and with about two minutes left before the 10-minute break, Drinan folded.
to make Wong a flush.
and the board ran 
.