Rivest Off to a Quick Start
Level 9
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Kevin Rivest had built up a stack to over 2.0 million since the start of the day and the cards keep coming. He raised to 50,000 from under the gun and was called by the cutoff and the big blind.
The flop came 
and Philip Hepburn led out for 150,000 from the big blind. Rivest raised to 300,000 and the cutoff folded. Hepburn pushed all in for his remaining 520,000 and Rivest snapped him off. Hepburn tabled 
but Rivest was way ahead with 
.
The turn brought the 
giving Hepburn a flush draw but the 
on the river only improved Rivest's hand to a set of aces. Hepburn was eliminated and Rivest continued to stack chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,050,000 | 1,945,000 |
|
Busted |