Juanda Takes Chip Lead In 10 Minutes
When we came back from the break, we noticed that one of the tables full of late registrants had Bill Chen, Jason Koon, Steven Kelly, Christian Harder, John Juanda, and Justin Schwartz. Now we expected action at this table but we weren't quite expecting this. Schwartz opened for 850 under the gun, and Chen and Koon called. On the button, Kelly bet pot, which equaled 5,400. Harder folded, then Juanda, Schwartz, Chen, and Koon all called. Still with us?
The flop came out 
, and Kelly open shoved for 10,000. Juanda tanked for about 2 minutes, deliberating outloud while the rest of his table laughed at the entertainment. Eventually, he shoved the rest of his stack in, and Schwartz, who was next to act, virtually beat him into the pot! Chen and Koon folded, and the three revealed their hands.
Juanda: 
Schwartz: 
Kelly: 
Kelly had flopped bottom set with a pair of aces as well. Juanda had the king high flush draw, and two pairs to draw to a bigger set, and Schwartz had top pair with a queen high flush draw that was useless thanks to Juanda's hand. The turn brought the 
, nullifying any flush outs. When Juanda saw the turn, he said "Well I still have my fives." Sure enough, the 
hit the river, and Juanda scooped the entire pot, and with that, he has taken the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
10,000 | -5,000 |
|
10,000 | -5,000 |
|
1,500 | |
|
Busted |