O'Kearney Skyrockets Into the Lead
Level 26
: 15,000/30,000, 3,500 ante
Olivio "Bigfatfatop" Gontijo pened to 60,000 and Dara "O'Kearney called on the button for Tal Herzog to raise, making it 180,000 total in the small blind. Only O'Kearney came along to the 
flop on which Herzog bet 165,000 and earned a call. Herzog bet the 
turn for 270,000 and jammed the 
river for the last 542,286.
O'Kearney called both times with the 
and caught Herzog with the inferior 
.
A few hands later, Shahar "levinson95" Levi opened to 66,000, Vincent "Moist" Huang three-bet to 180,000 and O'Kearney four-bet to 427,650 on the button. Levi jammed for 2,030,389 and O'Kearney called as Huang bowed out.
Shahar "levinson95" Levi: 
Dara O'Kearney: 
The 
board delivered a four million chip pot to O'Kearney while Huang flashed the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,409,155
3,437,043
|
3,437,043 |
|
||
|
1,245,530
-707,262
|
-707,262 |
|
|
559,201
559,201
|
559,201 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Busted | |