Lewis Gets Paid with Aces
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading 
, the action was checked to Romain Lewis in early position. Lewis bet 64,000 into a pot of around 120,000 and his opponent called.
The river was the 
and the big blind checked again. Lewis dropped in another bet of 250,000 and his opponent paid him off. Lewis tabled 
and his opponent was unable to beat it.
"I could beat ace-jack," he pointed out as his cards hit the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,370,000 | 510,000 |
and Graham checked. Katz made a continuation-bet of 39,000 and Graham called. The turn came 
and Graham checked once more to Katz, who continued again for 50,000. Graham flinched slightly as he picked up chips and then proceeded to call.
and Graham led out for 100,000. 
with one diamond and two hearts, Marinelli bet 85,000 and Bellande made the call.
, Marinelli continued with a bet of 125,000 and Bellande called again.
with Romaine holding 
.
runout and Romaine sent his opponent to the rail.
, having Grospellier drawing dead by the turn as Aydin added his newly acquired chips to his stack.
for Cai to flop a set while Campanello found a pair of aces. The Day 1a chip leader even improved to two pair on the river, but it wasn't good enough to keep him alive in the Main Event.
