Royal Flush for Hite
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The action began with the player in the cutoff raising to 3,600 and Brandon Hite elected to three-bet to 12,000 next to act. The blinds quickly got out of the way and the original raiser put in a four-bet for all of the chips. Hite was the one at risk when he called off his stack of 81,900.
Brandon Hite: 
Cutoff: 
Hite was behind the pair of kings but quickly became the favorite when the flop came 
, giving Hite top pair of aces and a gutshot royal flush draw. The turn changed nothing as the 
landed but the river 
gave Hite a royal flush and a massive double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,900
165,900
|
165,900 |
. The first player checked before James Woods fired out a bet of 8,500. As the next player went into the tank Woods cried, "have mercy on me please." The player then mucked his cards as did the third player in the hand. 
for six-high to take down the pot.
and about 17,000 in the middle, the small blind lead out for 6,000, and Erik Mehigan raised to 20,000 on the button. After thinking about it for about 10 seconds the small blind announced all-in for roughly 40,000 and Mehigan snap-called.
and river 
were no help for the opponent, improving Mehigan to a full house and winning a monster pot as the players headed to break.
and Dylan Hortin bet 35,000 once checked to on the river. His opponent called off his remaining stack for slightly less. Hortin tabled the 
for a runner-runner full house and his opponent's cards weren't tabled as he hit the rail.
