button in SafariBoyd Gets Paid by Bates; Iachan Virtually Doubles off Chaput
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Donovan Bates bet 16,000 from the button on a flop of 5♥9♠J♣ and Jeffrey Boyd called in the big blind.
Both players checked the 6♣ turn. Boyd then led out for 30,000 on the 9♦ river, and Bates called.
Boyd turned over 8♥7♥ for a straight, and Bates mucked.
At another table, a big pot was brewing between Daniel Iachan and David Chaput as Iachan bet 73,000 from the button on a board of Q♣9♥2♥9♦K♠, leaving only a few chips behind. Chaput tanked for a few minutes before calling in the hijack, and Iachan turned over J♠9♠ for trips to win the pot.