Obst Chips Up; Wong Approaches A Million
Level 15
James Obst: XxXx / Ax2xJx3x
Brad Ruben: XxXx 7 3x10x9x10x folded on sixth street
James Obst completed with an ace and then bet fourth street to get called by Brad Ruben. On fifth street, Ruben check-called a bet and folded sixth when he paired his ten.
Jerry Wong: XxXx / 3x4x8x9x / Xx
Adam Owen: XxXx / 3x8x5xJx / Xx
Jerry Wong completed with a trey and Adam Owen raised for Wong to call. Wong then bet his lead all the way from fourth to sixth street, earning calls from Owen. They checked down seventh and Wong won the hand with a nine-eight as they briefly flashed the cards.
In the meanwhile, David "Bakes" Baker doubled his short stack through Steve Zolotow to stay in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
970,000 | 235,000 |
|
595,000 | -50,000 |
|
380,000 | -60,000 |
|
310,000 | -5,000 |
|
150,000 | 54,000 |
|
125,000 | 75,000 |