Barnes Flops a Set, Gets a Stack
There was over 6,000 in the middle from preflop action as stacks were in the process of going in on a flop of 
. Hands were tabled and the small blind was at risk against Eric Barnes, who was in the big blind.
Small Blind: 
Eric Barnes: 
Barnes had flopped top set and was able to get his opponent's pocket kings to commit the rest of his chips, causing a reaction from a few other players at the table as the player now needed to hit a two outer of his own on one of the final two cards to stay alive.
The turn came 
, improving Barnes to a full house. Nonetheless, the only thing that changed for the small blind was that his number of chances to hit a king were cut in half. That number went from one to zero as the river came 
, leaving his hand to be second best and resulting in his elimination at the expense of Barnes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,700
45,700
|
45,700 |