River Gives Glazier Huge Double Through Johnson
We came on yet another huge hand — and really, most of them are huge here late on Day 5 of the World Series of Poker Main Event — this one pitting Jackie Glazier and Chris Johnson.
The hand began with a button raise from Glazier that was called by Johnson in the small blind. The flop came 
, and Johnson check-called a bet of 375,000 from Glazier.
The turn then brought the 
to pair the board. Johnson checked and Glazier announced she was betting all in. A lengthy count of her chips revealed her bet to be for 1.52 million, and Johnson tanked for a few minutes before finally making the call.
Johnson showed 
and Glazier 
, and with one card to come Glazier needed to hit an ace, a ten or a diamond to survive. The dealer then pounded the felt, burned a card, and delivered the river… the 
!
The large crowd on the rail exploded with shouts at the sight of the card while Johnson sat stoically. Eventually a many-years-later reprise of the "Aussie-Aussie-Aussie Oy-Oy-Oy" chant (a memorable part of 2005 WSOP Main Event champion Joe Hachem's run) erupted as Glazier's supporters could barely contain their excitement.
That hand catapults Glazier up around 4 million while Johnson swiftly drops down to about 140,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,060,000
2,009,000
|
2,009,000 |
|
||
|
140,000
-2,085,000
|
-2,085,000 |
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, Tripodi checked, and Coleman continued for 140,000. Sichelstiel raised to 640,000, Tripodi folded, and Coleman moved all in for 1.785 million. Sichelstiel tanked for a bit, then made the call.
on the turn was a great card for Sichelstiel, giving him four chop outs and four more outs to eliminate Coleman. Coleman survived as the 
bricked off on the river, and Coleman raked in a massive pot to push his stack to 3.9 million chips.
flop, giving the Dutchman the lead, and his hand held up as the turn and river came 
respectively. Ben Cherif was fortunate enough to double up to 3.05 million chips, while Dato fell to 1.75 million.
. He was crushed by Maxx Coleman's 
to have Merson dominated. Following a runout of 
, Merson was sent to the payout desk to collect his winnings. He finished in 167th place for $42,990.
were outdone by the