Rivest Off to a Quick Start
Niveau 9
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Kevin Rivest had built up a stack to over 2.0 million since the start of the day and the cards keep coming. He raised to 50,000 from under the gun and was called by the cutoff and the big blind.
The flop came 
and Philip Hepburn led out for 150,000 from the big blind. Rivest raised to 300,000 and the cutoff folded. Hepburn pushed all in for his remaining 520,000 and Rivest snapped him off. Hepburn tabled 
but Rivest was way ahead with 
.
The turn brought the 
giving Hepburn a flush draw but the 
on the river only improved Rivest's hand to a set of aces. Hepburn was eliminated and Rivest continued to stack chips.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
3,050,000
1,945,000
|
1,945,000 |
|
Eliminé |
flop. Diego Ventura, after calling pre from the big blind, check-called flop, as the two players went to the 
turn.
, Anthony Zinno checked from middle position to his opponent in the cutoff that bet 350,000. Zinno check-raised all in for 1.32 million and his opponent went into the tank. Over two minutes he finally made the call and tabled 
. Zinno had plenty of outs with 
on the river was not one of them.
, with Wiermyhr very quickly shoving for well over a million when checked to.
and mucked his hand.
and Mateos was in a good position to double up. The dealer burned and turned the 
and Michalak checked to Foxen who bet 50,000. Michalak call and the 
paired the board on the turn.
on the river and then checked for the third time. Foxen checked behind this time and Michalak tabled 
board with roughly 850,000 in the middle.
that needed help, although he had plenty of cards that would provide him with the best hand versus Ades' 
. Unfortunately for Todd, the 
river was a blank, and he left the tournament area as Ades dragged in a nice pot.
