Rivest Recovers Some Chips
Level 5
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Kevin Rivest was building up a stack in the early going but took a big hit just prior to the last break. However, he got things back on track with a key double up. There was a raise to 25,000 from middle position and Rivest called from the small blind.
The flop fell 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn. Rivest checked again and his opponent bet 40,000. Rivest check-raised to 175,000 and his opponent quickly called.
The river was the 
and Rivest moved all in for 538,000. His opponent snap-called and Rivest turned over 
for a set of deuces. His opponent showed 
but was forced to send over a double up to Rivest.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,480,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
, Carlo Nini checked from out of the small blind to Darren Elias on the button.
and Fernandez checked to Lehoux who continued for 160,000. Ho shoved all in for 832,000, and after Fernandez folded, Lehoux mucked to award Ho the pot.
board, Jonathan Roy bet 310,000 from the big blind and Babak Forozandeh called in the hijack.
and Roy moved all in for roughly 840,000. Forozandeh snap-called and tabled his 
for top set, and was consequently eliminated.
and the big blind checked to Kenney who continued for 35,000. Both players called to see the 
on the river. He checked one more time and Kenney bet 160,000. He was finally able to force his opponent to fold and Kenney collected the pot.
flop checked through to reveal the 
.
on the river.
