Cracking The Six-Figure Mark
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Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
Max Droege moves into the lead now as the midway point approaches.
He's got 145,000 after flopping a Broadway straight with 
on an 
board with two spades. Two players with spade draws got it in against Droege and he faded all trouble to move into the top spot.
In the meantime, Bradley Girdler is playing any two and it's working. He's cracked the six-figure mark getting there too many times to count already.
Bryan Irish-Jones also joins them above six figures after running red hot in the early levels. He made the nut flush over a nine-high flush, turned Broadway to stack a player and found a set of queens on an ace-high flop to collect another big pot on his way to 110,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
125,000 | |
|
|
110,000 |
. A number of medium sized pots later he defended his blind against a James Miller raise, turning a flush with the 
and getting paid.
preflop and got a call. The caller checked the 
flop, but check-raised all in after Spears made it 9,000. Spears called it off and was disappointed to see the 
.
turned changed little, but Spears spiked on the 
river to felt another unlucky player and move to a spot near the top of the counts heading into Level 8.
, then 
, and finally, the third time was a charm as he had a real hand, the 
.
flop four-handed. Three folds allowed her to drag a pot of almost the same size and Mackiewicz showed 
.
flop.
on the third and now has 90,000 and counting.