A late position player opened to 10,500 and Ebony Kenney replied by three-betting all in for her last 38,500. It folded back to the original raiser and he called.
Kenney:
Opponent:
The flop brought and Kenney's pocket sevens were still in the lead. The on the turn gave her opponent an open-ended straight draw and gave Kenney a sick sweat for her tournament life. Fortunately for her, the finished off the board and she was able to secure a double up. She's now sitting with about 85,000.
We caught up with the action on a flop of . With already a sizable amount in the middle, Clint Tolbert fired out a bet of 28,000. Raj Vohra went into the tank for well over a minute before finally announcing all in for his last roughly 140,000. Tolbert instantly called to find out that he was ahead and likely to win a substantial chunk of change.
Tolbert:
Vohra:
The turn and river were the and the , respectively, and Vohra made a quick exit toward the rail while Tolbert began stacking a mountain of chips.
We got to the table just in time to see Bryan Campanello move all in before the flop for his last 78,000. An opponent called and the hands were tabled.
Campanello:
Opponent:
The board ran out and Campanello's ace-high was able to hold as the best hand, securing him a double up to about 165,000.
Mark Maletic opened to 8,500 in middle position, a player on his left three-bet all in for over 90,000, and the action folded back to Maletic, who made the call.
Maletic:
Opponent:
The flop gave the player chop outs, and the on the turn gave him straight outs, and the bricked on the river.
Michael Johnston opened to 16,000 from early position, Jonathan Tamayo defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Both players checked.
The turn was the , Tamayo checked again, and Johnston slid forward 35,000. Tamayo called.
The completed the board, and both players knuckled. Tamayo tabled for a pair of sevens, and won the pot. Tamayo now has around 205,000 chips, while Johnston is still among our leaders with 440,000.