Simoneau Outpips Opponent
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
With around 8,000 in the pot on a flop of 
, a player who was under the gun checked to Ryan Simoneau on his direct left. Simoneau bet 6,000 and received a call.
The turn came 
and the under-the-gun player led out for 12,200. Simoneau called. Both players then checked the river 
.
After checking behind, Simoneau tabled 
. His opponent turned over 
to show that Simoneau had a pair just one notch higher than that of his own and the pot was sent Simoneau's way, making him the most recent player in the tournament to eclipse a stack of 100,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
70,000
|
70,000 |