Hanks Leads After Taking a Huge Pot From Selbst
In a blind battle we just saw a huge shift in the momentum when Brent Hanks and Vanessa Selbst played a massive pot. The action started off with Selbst raising to 70,000 and Hanks defended his big blind.
The flop came down 
and Selbst bet 70,000 once again, Hanks called. The turn was the 
and Selbst fired out 110,000. Hanks took some time and called once more.
On the river the 
hit and Selbst tanked for a bit before sliding out a big 520,000 chip bet. Hanks went into the tank and called after which Selbst quickly tabled 
. Hanks had 
for a full house and he beat Selbst's straight on the river. Brent Hanks now has a commanding chip lead over the other five players but it's still anyones game.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000 | 720,000 |
|
1,400,000 | -700,000 |