Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Eoghan O'Dea raised the button and Allen Kessler defended out of the big blind to see a flop of 
. Kessler ended up all in for 287,000 and once the cards were tabled, he said "you really have a set there on the button? That's a ridiculous hand."
Allen Kessler: 
Eoghan O'Dea: 
The 
turn was a blank, however, the 
river improved Kessler as one player at the table pointed out "and you have a straight."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
642,000
468,000
|
468,000 |
|
620,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
fell on the river and Liu's opponent checked. Liu fired out 180,000 and after thinking about it for about 10-seconds the opponent let his hand go.
. Ibanez checked to Hall who bet 15,000 and Ibanez called.
and Ibanez checked again. Hall slid out another bet of 20,000 but Ibanez still called. The 
completed the board and both players quickly checked. Ibanez flipped over 
for trip tens and Hall flung his cards to the muck.
and was in the process of having his chips counted for the double up-plus he had just earned.
of the all-in player and the unnamed hand of the player who covered to earn both a knockout and more than a full double.
and Qui Nguyen checked in the small blind, as did the player in the big blind. The player in the under-the-gun position shoved for 131,000 in total. The player in the late position quickly folded, Nguyen called, and the big blind got out their way too.
