Level 38
: 200,000/400,000, 0 ante
Jens "Jeans89" Kyllonen raised to 1.2 million on the button and Connor "blanconegro" Drinan called in the big blind. The flop dropped 
and Drinan checked. Kyllonen made a continuation-bet of 1.4 million and Drinan called.
The turn was 
and Drinan led out, betting 3.28 million. Kyllonen called and the river came 
. Drinan committed the last of his chips, totaling 9.08 million.
Kyllonen wasted no time giving up contention of the hand to result in Drinan not needing a showdown as he took down the pot with his river shove. With the pot, Drinan has also regained the chip lead by a slight margin with play having moved past the halfway point in Level 38.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,848,586
4,684,000
|
4,684,000 |
|
18,901,414
4,684,000
|
4,684,000 |
and Kyllonen made a continuation-bet of 800,000. Drinan raised to 1.88 million, sending Kyllonen into the tank before he decided to let his hand go and give up contention to the pot.
. Drinan checked and Kyllonen bet 600,000. Drinan called.
. Drinan checked once more and Kyllonen fired for a third time, betting 3.6 million.
and Kyllonen made a continuation-bet of 1.5 million. Drinan called and the turn came 
. Kyllonen continued, firing out another 4 million, and Drinan folded to result in Kyllonen taking down the pot.
to bring the river 
, where Kyllonen checked for a third time. Drinan bet 2.97 million and Kyllonen folded, resulting in Drinan taking the pot and retaking the chip lead with the match closing in on an hour-and-a-half in length.
, where action went check-check once again. 
and Drinan bet 1.5 million. Kyllonen called to take the hand to showdown.
for top two pair, aces and jacks, and Kyllonen mucked to earn Drinan the pot and increase his stack to just shy of 25 million.
for the second nuts with a queen-high straight and took down the pot of 16.5 million, taking his stack to just under 32.5 million as he has amassed over 80% of the chips in play with a few minutes remaining in the level.
