Thill Nearing 500,000 Chips After Forcing River Fold
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Gary Thill called for 15,000 from the small blind and went heads up against his late-position opponent.
The flop came 
and Thill's opponent bet 4,500. Thill called.
On the 
turn, the late-position player bet 37,000 and Thill raised to 102,000. Late position called.
On the 
river, Thill put his final 204,000 chips into the middle. His opponent went into the tank for well over five minutes before disgustedly tossing his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
464,000 | 296,500 |
and Greenstein bet 9,000. His opponent called. The small blind again check-called on the 
turn when Greenstein sized up to 20,000.
river and Greenstein checked back before showing 
for trips to win the pot. After the hand, Greenstein thought aloud whether he could have gotten another bet in on the scary board. 
. Kanit continued for 47,000 and was forced all-in by Sanders. Kanit called and was at-risk.
turn, the river came 
to give Sanders a miraculous victory.
and Hanson continued with a bet of 9,000. The big blind quickly folded to send to pot to Hanson without a fight.
river and Kanit bet to put Mariz all-in. Mariz called. Kanit showed 
for a pair of nines, which was no good against the flopped flush of Mariz with 
. 
flop, leaving Evan's opponent with only a backdoor straight draw.
completing the action and sending Evans above the 400,000-chip plateau.
