Hohner Wins Big Pot Early; Aces Hold for Sullivan
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The action was picked up on the river as Ryan Hohner had 585,000 in play from the big blind versus Chihsiang Chiu sitting in the small blind on a board of 8♦5♣6♠J♣5♥.
There was roughly 700,000 in the pot, and Chiu had a big decision for the majority of his stack in front of him. He made the call and saw the A♥J♠ from Hohner for two pair, which was good enough to scoop this pot of close to 2,000,000.
On a neighboring table, Tyson Sullivan was all in for 170,000 in the big blind after Christopher Fear raised from the hijack to 110,000. Fear made the call for 60,000 more.
Tyson Sullivan: AxAx 
Christopher Fear: QxQx
Sullivan was able to find an ace on the turn, sealing his double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
450,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
450,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
300,000
1,060,000
|
1,060,000 |