We found Chad Lauderback in hand with the board showing . He checked and his opponent moved all in. Lauderback snap-called and tabled . His opponent let out a big sigh and turned over for a Broadway draw. The board finished and Lauderback raked in the pot.
The very next hand Allen Kessler opened for 5,000 and Lauderback moved all in from the small blind. The big blind called the all in and Kessler couldn't fold his two red sixes fast enough.
Lauderback:
Opponent:
The board ran and Luaderback's kings held, earning him a second knockout in as many hands. He's flirting with 200,000.
Tables have been breaking pretty fast this afternoon. Within the first two levels the field was condensed into one 15 table section. We're now down to 12 tables.
A player opened to 3,500 and was called by the player in the small blind. Allen "The Chainsaw" Kessler peeked down at his cards in the big blind and threw out a call.
The flop came down and the small blind decided to lead out, pushing out a bet of 4,500. Kessler opted to raise the action there, making it 12,500 to go. The original raiser let out a frustrated sigh as she threw her cards toward the muck. The small blind also threw away his hand and Kessler was able to pick up the pot. He's now sitting at about 61,000.