Devinsky Relieves Phan of Half His Stack
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Nothing will catch our attention faster than an 185,000 pot. Tuan Phan was squaring off against Michael Devinsky and all the money went in on the flop. The board was 
and the hands were tabled.
Phan: 
Devinsky: 
The turn fell 
and Devinsky's tournament life depended on the river.
The river was Yahtzee! for Devinsky when he spiked a third spade giving him the nut flush. Phan found a straight in the end, but it cost him about of his tournament-leading stack. Devinsky is sitting pretty within shouting distance of 200,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000 | 102,600 |
|
122,000 | -128,000 |
was the window card, drawing applause from the entire table, but the 
slid right out behind it followed by the 
. Neither the 
helped Johnston, eliminating well-rested gentleman from the tournament.
, and the player in the big blind checked to Papola who continued for 7,800. Only the player in the big blind called.
for a pair of jacks. His opponent flashed a ten, and mucked his hand.
nor the 
could save him and he was eliminated.