Jux Holderness Wins Biggest Flip of the Tournament So Far
Level 26
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Mick McCloskey jammed up his stack by moving in from the button with the 
and got back up to six figures.
The next hand would provide even more fireworks and turned into the biggest pot of the tournament so far. Michael Brock raised to 160,000 on the button and Paul Jux Holderness three-bet the small blind for 450,000. Brock moved all in and Jux Holderness called for 2,475,000 to create a 5 million pot.
Paul Jux Holderness: 
Michael Brock: 
The board came 
and the pocket pair held up in a battle of the Brits to send Brock from chip leader to a short stack, he walked away from his seat to get some fresh air while the stacks were counted.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,090,000
2,690,000
|
2,690,000 |
|
2,150,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
1,020,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
850,000
-2,650,000
|
-2,650,000 |
|
||
|
840,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
835,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
on the button and Paul Jux Holderness called in the small blind with the 
and Jux Holderness checked, Brock continued for 155,000 and a check-raise to 405,000 by Jux Holderness almost instantly resulted in a fold from Brock.
.
and Mick McCloskey called with 
, giving McCloskey a full house and new life on the six-handed final table.
based on McCloskey's table image and the following showdown emerged.
turn, which made the 
to see a flop of 
came on the river and Jux Holderness bet 285,000, Kron called and lost half a million in chips to see both essentially even in chips.
turn provided no help and Koivisto also bricked the 
turn. Brock fired a second bet of 425,000 and Kron folded after some consideration. 
