Hood Finds the Perfect River to Double Through Skreens Into the Chip Lead
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
One player was already all in and a substantial pot was brewing on the side between Bryan Skreens in early position and Benjamin Hood in the cutoff.
Skreens checked a 
board over to Hood, who bet 14,000. Skreens check-raised to 40,000, and Hood called.
Skreens checked the 
river, and Hood quickly pushed his remaining 57,200 in the middle.
"That's the one card I didn't want to see!" Skreens exclaimed, standing up in response. He eventually made the call for most of his stack with 
, but his premonition turned out to be spot on, as Hood rolled over 
for a full house, and after the original all in player mucked his 
, Hood earned a knockout and leapt to one of the biggest stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000 | 120,000 |
|
7,000 | -93,000 |