Matt Bond Busts One to Get to a Million
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Matt Bond raised to 18,000 from early position and got a call from a player in middle position. The player in the big blind moved all in for about 55,000 and Bond four-bet to 143,000. The middle-position player folded.
The player in the big blind was at risk with 
, up against Bond's 
.
The flop came 
and Bond flopped a set, but his opponent still had a gut-shot straight draw. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
, sending the pot to Bond and his opponent to the rail.
Bond now sits on a million chips, more than double the 486,000 he started the day with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
514,000
|
514,000 |