10-10-2009 17:16 UTC-3

Hall All In

[user66118]

Under the gun, Brandon Hall opened the pot with a raise to 60,000. Around in the big blind, Chase Steely three-bet it up to 175,000. After some deliberation, Hall moved all in for 698,000, and Steely instantly called.

Showdown
Hall: {Q-Clubs}

{Q-Clubs}

{Q-Diamonds}

Steely:

{10-Clubs}

{10-Spades}

It was Hall who was at risk, but he was in fine shape to double up with his overpair. When the dealer ran the board {6-Spades}

{6-Spades}

{7-Clubs}

{2-Hearts}

{8-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

, he did just that, increasing his chip stack to 1,450,000. He has moved just a few thousand ahead of Chase Steely who went from chip leader to short stack during the course of that hand.

Tags: Brandon Hall Chase Steely