Clavell Closing in on 3 Million
In a button vs. small blind confrontation, Barbara Leonardi (sb) got all-in on an 8-high flop holding pocket aces. Julio Clavell (button) had 
for top pair. Then he caught running cards to make a straight, cracking Leonardi's Aces and sending her to the rail.
That took his stack up to nearly 1.9 million.
Then three-way action to a flop of 
and Joe Eubanks (bb) checked, Wade Meacham bet 100,000, Clavell called from the cutoff, then Eubanks jammed for almost 400,000. Meacham opted out, but Clavell called.
Eubanks tabled 
for the flush draw. Clavell was way ahead with 
for the set, but had to fade all the clubs that didn't pair the board.
The last two cards fell safely 
and Clavell took the pot, chipping up to nearly 3 million. Start of Day 2 chip leader Joe Eubanks was busted.
His departure brought the player count down to 27 to this table was broken; only three tables remain.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,900,000
2,415,000
|
2,415,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Busted |