Mcclintock Drags Huge Pot with AA
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Chad Mcclintock raised a 53,000 bet to 130,000 on a flop of 
, and saw Joe Wilson cold-call behind him. The original bettor folded, and Mcclintock and Wilson saw a 
turn. Mcclintock bet 200,000 this time, and WIlson beat him into the pot after the bet was announced. The river was a 
, and Mcclintock immediately moved all in. Wilson had him barely covered, and he went into the tank for a few minutes. Finally, a player called the clock.
Mcclintock offered to show his hand, and after about 30 seconds, Wilson announced a fold. Mcclintock turned over 
, and Wilson showed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
520,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
gave Van Nguyen an open-ended straight draw. The turn was a 
, closing down a few of Van Nguyen's outs.
completing Van Nguyen's straight.
flop, Joseph Morneau bet 60,000 from the small blind and Andrey Pateychuk raised to 160,000 from late position. From the next seat over, Nghi "Henry" Tran shoved for 356,000. Morneau folded, Pateychuk called, and the hands were revealed.
turn was no help to Tran, but the 
river gave him two pair to double up.
, racing with Bertilsson's 
, giving Bertilsson trip queens to eliminate the start of day chip leader Joseph Wilson early in Level 22.
, however, and Pateychuk's run in the One Drop is over.