Hot Hulett Eliminates Linton
Level 18
: 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
After already tangling in a large pot earlier, John Hulett and Peter Linton found themselves at it again all in on a flop of 
and 370,000 in the middle. Linton tabled 
for top two pair only to be crushed by Hulett's 
. The turn 
and river 
sent Linton to the rail and Hulett is the clear new chipleader with nearly 900,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
870,000 | 370,000 |
|
Busted |
river gave both players jacks full, but Shah's boat was better, so he took the main pot and Shepsky took the side.
, John Hulett was all in for his remaining 100,000 against one of the larger stacks coming into Day 2 in Peter Linton. Hulett showed 
, and Hulett scooped the half-million chip pot.
and 90,000 already in the pot, Dutch Boyd faced an all-in from Rudolf Sawa for his remaining 22,000 stack. Boyd went into the tank for a minute before calling off and putting himself at risk.
for top set against Boyd's 
. The turn was a brick in a 
with Boyd needing help from the river to stay alive. He found it in the 
for a superior set of aces and Sawa was crippled to just 15,000.
and river 
river was no help to Martin, so Mehmood took the pot to send him to the cage.
