Lapossie Felts Three in One Hand
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We didn't catch the hand but saw Cord Garcia walking away from his table yelling "showers" to a friend. When we arrived, Matthew Lapossie was stacking a massive pot to add to his already overwhelming chip lead. We asked Lapossie what happened and he said that it started out with a player moving all in for approximately 15 big blinds with 
. The player after him also moved all in with 
. Then there was yet another all in, this time the player held 
. The action was on Lapossie who had all three covered and he made the call with 
.
The board was a good one for Lapossie was it came 
to give him top set. He would still have to fade the flush and straight draw the player holding had though if he were to win the pot. The turn was the 
and the river would come the 
and Lapossie would eliminate the other three with his set of queens. His stack was at an impressive 340,000 — which leads the field by a large margin at this stage of the tournament.
"That was one of the more interesting hands I've ever dealt," said the dealer as Lapossie could only shake his head in disbelief along with the rest of the table.
Lapossie recently took 7th place at the Little One for One Drop tournament at the World Series of Poker and would love to top that performance with a deep run here. He's certainly in position to do just that so far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
175,000
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175,000 |
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Busted | |
and David "ODB" Baker was heads up with an opponent. Baker fired a bet of 2,800 and his opponent called to see the river.
on the river, putting a pair on the board. Baker flicked out 1,200 - a minimum bet. His opponent called and showed 
for eights and fives and the win. He took down the pot and now has about 88,000 in chips.
. Kevin O'Donnell was first to act and made a bet of 13,200 and was called by the player two spots to his left. The player on the button thought long and hard before tossing his cards with flair to the dealer.
." The player that called mucked his hand to give O'Donnell the pot as the player across the table said "I knew you were up to something."
flop with 
. The turn was the 
to give him the straight but it also gave his opponent a flush.
and action checked to Cheong. He continued out for 4,600 and O'Donnell called. The big blind folded, leaving the two heads up to the 
on the turn. Cheong dropped 10,100 past the betting line and O'Donnell stuck around once again.