Sanders Scoops, Smith Silenced
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Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Brian Hacker opened the button to 10,000 only to have Michael Sanders three-bet the pot to 34,000 from the small. Gavin Smith then moved all in for 39,500 from the big blind and both Hacker and Sanders called.
The flop fell 
and Sanders moved all in for 22,500 and Hacker called.
Smith: 
Hacker: 
Sanders: 
The turn and river landed the 
and 
and Smith was sent to the rail as Sanders scooped a huge pot to move to 165,000 while Hacker slipped to 70,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000 | 141,000 |
|
70,000 | -40,000 |
|
Busted |
and Shulman continued with a bet of 20,000. Cernuto called without much thought.
and Shulman quickly went all in, and Cernuto called.
which was good for a pair of aces and the nut low. Cernuto showed his 
for a pair of kings and the same low. With that, Cernuto received just a quarter of the pot and he was cut down while Shulman stacked her newly found chips. That pot pushed Shulman closer to the chip lead and put her inside the top five chip stacks in the room.
flop fell he put Price all in for his last 6,500. Price obliged with a call and the cards were tabled.
