McKeehen and Kenney Among the Chip Leaders
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
A player opened to 2,500 and Joe McKeehen defended his big blind. The flop came 
and both players checked. McKeehen check-called a bet of 3,000 on the 
turn and the river was the 
. McKeehen bet 7,500 and his opponent called.
McKeehen showed 
for a straight and took down the pot. He then won another chunky pot to move to a stack of over 100,000.
Meanwhile, Bryn Kenney has also been making moves, winning a pot with 
against both 
and 
to move up the chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
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|
125,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
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|
120,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
115,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
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