Johnson Finds a Double Through Keranen
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Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Steven Bennett opened to 110,000 from the cutoff only to have Kyle Keranen three-bet the button to 230,000. From the small blind, Chris Johnson moved all in or 1,095,000 and Bennett folded before Keranen went into the tank and called.
Keranen: 
Johnson: 
With Johnson holding the slight advantage, the 
flop gave him additional outs to a straight, and when the 
and 
completed the board, he doubled to 2.4 million as Keranen slipped to 8.7 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,740,000
-1,210,000
|
-1,210,000 |
|
2,395,000
1,550,000
|
1,550,000 |
graced the felt. The 
fell on the turn, meaning Newhouse would need to catch a queen in order to score the elimination. The river was the 
, ensuring Cole's continued life in the Main Event. He now has 2.805 million in chips while Newhouse has dropped to 4.89 million.
. With his Main Event tournament life on the line, Jeffrey Loiacono went into the tank.
turn, and then Kaiser checked for a third time on the 
river.
flop fall.
and Waxman bet out 220,000 with Keranen quickly folding.
when Tony Ruberto bet 300,000 when we picked up the action. Jason Johnson went into the tank for a bit before he announced an all-in raise.
, Peter Placey bet out 350,000 from the button and Isaac Baron check-called from under the gun as Nathan Goldstein check-folded to see the 
landed on the river, they checked again.
for top pair, as Placey flashed his 
and mucked.
