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 |
and Khun checked. Tarmakov bet 45,000, and Khun folded.
and the action checked to Cormier who bet 85,000. The big blind called and Sexton stepped aside.
and both players checked to the 
on the river. The big blind checked one more time and Cormier bet 125,000. His opponent looked him up and Cormier tabled 
.
for a flush, and Aido mucked his two-pair, and then headed to the rail.
. The big blind checked and Normand continued for 18,000. His opponent check-raised to 75,000 and Normand called.
and the big blind checked again. Normand tossed in a bet of 141,000 and his opponent just called this time.
and the big blind checked. Normand moved in nearly all of his chips, leaving himself with just one big blind behind. His opponent tanked for a minute and then called off the bet of nearly 400,000. Normand tabled 
, Jeff Gross was faced with an all-in bet of 516,000.