Ricardo Figueroa Jumps Out to Early Chip Lead
We heard Ricardo Figueroa shout out "thank you God!" and headed over to take a look.
The final board of 
told the story, with Figueroa's 
triumphantly displayed in front of his stack. With pocket rockets and a full boat, Figueroa was obviously going places, and it turns out he stacked two players in the process.
One opponent held 
, while another had 
laid out in front of the space where his stack used to be. Sometimes the deck creates titanic clashes of made hands, and in this case, everybody flopped a piece.
Figueroa flopped top set, the man with big slick top pair, and another found an open-ended straight draw. The five on the turn added a bit of drama to the proceedings, putting Figueroa on the brink of a brutal beat, but the board paired on the river to answer his prayer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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85,000 |