Big Flop for Cynn Eliminates Two, Vaults Him to the Chip Lead
Level 5
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Picking up the action after the flop with the board reading 
, the main pot already had around 75,000 in the middle. The button was already all in and a side pot was being built between James Romero in the big blind and John Cynn in the hijack.
The turn brought the 
and Romero check-called a bet of 33,000 from Cynn. The 
completed the board with five cards to a straight on the board. Romero thought for over two minutes before shipping all in for around 50,000. Cynn snap-called and all three hands were tabled.
Romero showed 
to play the board while Cynn flopped a flush with 
. The button revealed 
before he joined Romero on the sidelines for the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
303,000 | 93,000 |
|
Busted |