Barnett Wins Four-Way All-in with Trips
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Stanislav Barshak under the gun, Pei Li, Tristen Barnes all limped. With action to cutoff, Matthew Barnett bet the pot worth 260,000. Barshak and Li called. Barnes with only 315,000 thought for a few seconds then called.
Fireworks began when the dealer flopped 3♦5♥8♥. Barshak announced all-in. Li announced all-in right after, Barnes, with a sheepish smile threw in his remaining chips and Barnett took a millisecond to call.
Tristen Barnes: Q♠Q♥10♦9♥ 
Stanislav Barshak: Q♣J♥9♦8♠
Matthew Barnett: A♠A♦8♣7♣
Pei Li: 6♥5♣4♦2♦
Barnett was ahead with aces. And the runout 10♠8♦ improved his hand to trips of eight. Barnett scooped the huge pot and ended Barnes and Barshak's tournament run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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3,200,000
1,900,000
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1,900,000 |
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1,850,000
700,000
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700,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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