Massive Pot For Massey
Mark Eddleman opened with a 9,000 raise before the flop and was called by Jerry Lorett. Aaron Massey made it 24,000 to go from the button and both players called.
The flop came down 
and Eddleman checked. Lorett open shipped all in for an unknown amount and Massey called. Eddleman then moved all in over the top and Massey snap called for his tournament life.
Massey: 
Eddleman: 
Lorett: 
Massey flopped top set and was crushing the top two pair of Eddleman. However, Massey would need to fade the flush and straight outs for Lorett to take down the whole pot.
The 
on the turn was the perfect card for Massey and he was one card away from taking down a massive pot.
The dealer tapped the table and produced the river.
The 
.
Massey erupted into celebration as the dealer began to count his stack. It turns out Massey was all in for 208,500 and by the time he stacked all of his chips we clocked him at sitting around 655,000. Eddleman was crippled after this hand while Lorett was forced to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
655,000
462,500
|
462,500 |