Big Slick Good For Bond
A player opened to 3,000 from late position and was called by the cutoff as well as Brett Apter out of the small blind. Nicholas Bond then three-bet to 15,000 from the big blind and received a single call from the late position player.
Bond checked on a flop of 
and then snap-called with the covering stack when his opponent moved all in.
Late Position Player: 
Nicholas Bond: 
The late position player was at risk and way behind. The 
turn ended things right then and there to hand Bond a large pot prior to the meaningless 
river. There was visible surprise from the other players at the table at the hand that had just transpired, with some suggesting they were unfortunate not to have been the recipient of at least a portion of the eliminated player's chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | |
|
135,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
||
the big blind bet out 5,500. McKeehen, after a moment, raised to 13,000. That raise did not appear to sit well with his opponent who considered his options for some time. Eventually he made the call but mucked with a look of exasperation after McKeehen tabled 
for the nuts. With that pot, McKeehen has moved back up above starting stack as he looks to make a better go of things in this flight than he was able to on day 1a.
flop and 
river at which point Bond led out for 6,000. His opponent thought for a moment before making the call. Bond turned over 
but made what appeared to be a disciplined fold.
for top two which was good enough to take down a massive pot and send Bond shooting up the leaderboard.