Connors Soars Ahead With Massive Chip Lead
Level 7
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
After a raise under-the-gun to 2,000, the middle position player then shipped his stack of 40,000 and was quickly called by big stack Bill Connors. The rest of the players got out of the way and the cards were tabled, with the middle position player at risk.
Middle Position: 
Bill Connors: 
The middle-positioned player was slightly ahead going into the flip, but the flop of 
quickly changed that as it gave Connors top two-pair. His opponent could still hit a four or a five to win, but the runout of 
sealed his fate and he was eliminated. Meanwhile, Connors was pushed the huge pot to boost his already large stack to almost 250,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
247,000
247,000
|
247,000 |