Three in a Row For Jeffrey Cormier, Doubles Through Michael Mellor
Jeffrey Cormier just won three hands in a row, including a big double up against Michael Mellor.
Hand #1:
Nathan Hall limped the small blind and Jeffrey Cormier raised from big blind, making it 140,000 to go. Hall folded.
Hand #2:
Michael Mellor opened to 105,000 and Cormier reraised from the small blind. Cormier shoved all in for 1,190,000 and Mellor took about a minute to decide. He called and showed 
. Cormier turned over 
.
The flop came 
and Cormier sighed as he missed hitting a pair on the flop. The turn was the 
.
"One more out," Jason Mandanici-Turcot said.
The river was the 
, giving Cormier the best hand with four of a kind with an ace. Cormier clapped and then grabbed his phone to snap a photo of his good fortune.
"Sick," said Mellor who was now under 1-million chips, "nice hand."
Hand #3:
Cormier opened this time and he made it 105,000. Alexander Villa defended from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Villa checked to Cormier. Cormier bet 150,000 and Villa folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,250,000 | 110,000 |
|
3,150,000 | -380,000 |
|
2,400,000 | 1,910,000 |
|
1,550,000 | 800,000 |
|
975,000 | -1,415,000 |