The list of players Rob Forbes has busted continues to grow as he just claimed another victim and moved into the top spot on the leader board.
This time he called a preflop raise with , then did the same when his heads-up opponent shipped it in on a flop. Forbes' opponent held but he wouldn't need to hit his gutshot to do him in as the turn and river made him trip aces.
Scott Aitchison is rolling now having moved up close to the 100,000-chip mark thanks to a big blind special.
He made two pair out of and got one opponent to commit all his chips with a turned pair and a flush draw. A brick on the river helped vault Aitchison up the leader board and into contention.
A bad beat finally did Shamel Thomas in moments ago. Facing an opening raise, Thomas shoved his last 13,500 in with .
It took a minute, but the opening raiser made the call with . The flop made Thomas a set, but the turn gave his opponent a gutshot straight draw. Sure enough, the river completed it, and Thomas hit the rail.
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from the button and Napierala called with 
, ran into 
and faded all danger on an 
board to double up.
, then did the same when his heads-up opponent shipped it in on a 
flop. Forbes' opponent held 
but he wouldn't need to hit his gutshot to do him in as the 
turn and 
river made him trip aces.
and got one opponent to commit all his chips with a turned pair and a flush draw. A brick on the river helped vault Aitchison up the leader board and into contention.
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. The 
flop made Thomas a set, but the 
river completed it, and Thomas hit the rail.