Boatman Soars; Eliminates Andy Bacon

Action folded around to Anatoly Filatov in the cutoff and he raised to 30,000. Barny Boatman called from the button and the blinds both got out of the way.

The flop came and Filatov checked. Boatman bet 40,000 and Filatov called.

The turn brought the and Filatov checked. Boatman bet again, 200,000 this time, and Filatov called.

The fell on the river and Filatov checked a third time. Boatman threw out a bet of 1,000,000, putting Filatov to a decision for the vast majority of his remaining chips.

"I'd still have chips!" Filatov said with a wide smile, counting out the 40,000 he would have left if he called and lost. "It looks like you're bluffing. With this hand, I should call."

Eventually, Filatov called and Boatman quickly tabled for the flopped nut flush. Filatov mucked and Boatman took the pot.

The PokerNews Live Reporting team was also informed that a few minutes prior to this hand, Boatman had eliminated Andy Bacon in a confrontation wherein both players flopped straight draws on a board. Bacon held for a gutshot and Boatman had for the top of the open-ended straight draw. The on the turn changed nothing, the arrived on the river to complete both players' draws, and Boatman, with the ten-high straight, had the best of it and got all of Bacon's chips. Following these hands, Boatman appears to be the chip leader by a fair margin.