Banghart Picks Up a Multi-Way Pot
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 2,000 ante
Mike Rogers raised it up from middle position and found callers in Men Nguyen, Jeff Banghart and Wendy Freedman in the big blind. The flop fell 
and Freedman checked to Rogers who continued for 40,000. Nobody clicked the fold button as all four players continued to the 
on the turn.
Freedman checked again and Rogers also checked with four cards to a straight on the board. Nguyen tapped the table and Banghart announced all in, having all of his opponents covered. Freedman quickly folded and both Rogers and Nguyen soon followed suit. Banghart flashed the 
as the pot was shipped his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,125,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
. Eskandar had just 
himself but it was enough to double as the board ran out 
. Eskandar then found another dub on a subsequent hand to move past 200,000.
turn. Green announced all in and Greenblatt snap-folded for about 275,000.
landed on the turn and the small blind led out for 25,000. Elpayaa called and the 
and Alex Greenblatt checked from the big blind. Cervantes continued for 47,000 and Michael Simpson called along with the cutoff. Greenblatt folded as the 
hit the turn.
on the river where Cervantes shipped all in. Simpson went into the tank for a couple of minutes before calling off his last 185,000. The cutoff folded and the two hands were tabled. Cervantes showed 
but Simpson flopped a pair of tens with 
and scored a double up.
. Greenblatt had him dominated with 
and Eskandar held two live cards with 
. 
and Eskandar doubled up with two pair.
flop but Lewis remained in the lead. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river changed nothing as Lewis also doubled through Elpayaa.
