Karn Adds To His Stack
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Action was heads up between Papa Karn in the big blind and an opponent in the cutoff, with Karn firing 8,600 on a flop of 
and receiving a call. Karn fired again on the turn 
for 10,000 and his opponent called once more.
The river fell 
and Karn postured for a bit, eventually stacking up 43,000 and sending toppling over onto the felt. His opponent thought for a while and let his hand go.
"I guess your ace-king is good," said the player. Karn shook his head no, implying he did not have ace-king, and stacked his newly earned chips to bring him up to
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
176,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
, and Stanford has increased his chip lead with well under an hour of play remaining in the night.
, hitting top set against top two pair and leaving his opponent in need of perfect running cards to quads to stay alive. The turn 
made the improbable impossible, with the river 
falling behind to complete the runout and bring McEwen above 80K with the pot and the knockout.
and was bounced from the tournament as a result. Meanwhile, Lieberman has over 100K
to scoop both pots for more than a double.