McVeigh Wins Small Blind Battle
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Action folded around to Jay McVeigh, who completed his small blind. Robert Meglich checked his option and the two saw a flop of 
. Both players checked.
The turn came 
and McVeigh checked. Meglich bet 160,000 and McVeigh made the call. Both players checked the river 
and the hand went to showdown.
McVeigh table 
and Meglich mucked, unable to beat the king high that McVeigh had to go with the board's pair of sevens , earning McVeigh the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,000,000 | 100,000 |
|
2,900,000 |
and Hoang check-called a continuation-bet of 185,000 from Small.
and Hoang checked. Small checked behind to bring the river 
. Hoang bet 220,000 and Small quickly called.
for a set of fours. Small tabled 
for a flush and saw the pot shipped his way.
to give Meglich a set of sixes. The turn came 
, leaving McCall drawing dead to secure the double for Meglich as the river fell 
to complete the runout.
and both players checked.
and McVeigh made the call. The river came 
and Small bet another 350,000. McVeigh called.
for a straight, getting a muck from McVeigh and the pot from the dealer.
and Meglich checked. Small bet 150,000 and Hoang called. Meglich folded.
and both players checked again. The river fell 
and Meglich checked. McVeigh bet 225,000 and Meglich folded. McVeigh now finds himself with over 4 million in chips after taking down the first pot back after returning from break.