Goone Scores Early Knockout
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
It was just the second hand of the day at Table 674 when Marc Goone and Dennis Brand found themselves playing for all their chips.
Action was picked up with more than 15,000 already in the pot and a flop of 
on the felt. Brand moved all in from the cutoff. Marc Goone took a minute or two to think, and then made the call.
Dennis Brand: 
Marc Goone: 
Goone had Brand dominated, and the 
runout completed the board and secured him the pot. Brand was knocked out, visibly frustrated, and Goone began stacking chips.
"I thought it was the other way around," a player from across the table commented. "I thought you were gonna have to lay down kings. Or you both had aces, the way that was playing,"
"I would have laid down kings," Goone responded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
Busted |
and Romero continued for 700. Monicatti called. The turn brought the 
. Romero checked and was unfortunate to get a check back.
for a royal flush in just the second hand of his 2022 Main Event. Monicatti had a laugh and flipped over 
, soundly beaten.
turn to the 
river where the big blind took over the betting lead, firing off 1,200. Sanchez did not wait for long before tossing his hand away to lose a small pot early in the day.
. Kornuth continued for 700 on the flop. Lee check-raised to 2,100. Kornuth checked his cards once before folding.
flop, Roberts continued for 1,200 and Yuen called while Hanson quickly mucked. The turn came the 
. Dopico led out for 8,000. Comeskey folded fairly quickly as Dopico took the four-bet pot.
board, Anne Liu put in a bet of 10,000 from the small blind.
flop and the button continued for 600. Wilson called while the big blind folded to generate heads-up action. 
turn to see the 
for the bluff while Wilson revealed he held 
for the tough call to scoop the pot.