Top Pair Good for O'Neill; Vo Spotted With Chips
A player raised to 2,000 under the gun and was called by the player on his left. Action folded around to the big blind, where Chris O'Neill defended and action went three ways to a flop of 
.
Both O'Neill and the original raiser checked, and the other early-position player bet 2,000. Both players called, bringing the turn 
. O'Neill checked again and the under-the-gun player fired out a bet of 6,500. The other early-position player folded and then O'Neill called.
Action was then heads up to the river 
and O'Neill checked. The under-the-gun player thought for about 20 seconds and then checked behind to take the hand to showdown.
O'Neill showed 
for a pair of aces and his opponent mucked to earn him the pot.
Viet Vo was also spotted moments later on an adjacent table earning a full double for a pile of chips with 
and is now up to 144,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
144,000 | |
|
78,200 | 78,200 |
and was in the process of calling a raise to 9,000 from Nguyen.
and the river fell 
onto the table for nothing more than a missed wheel draw.
. Norelius continued with a second barrel for 5,000 and Shin once again thought for a couple of seconds before sending his cards to the muck.
. Dodson made a continuation-bet of 1,500 and the player on the button called.
and Dodson continued, firing another 3,500 and receiving another call. The river fell 
and Dodson fired a third barrel for 7,000. The player on the button went into the tank, mulling over his decision for more than two minutes while holding calling chips in his hand. Eventually, he dropped said chips into the pot.
and he earned the pot and the knockout as a result.