Burton Catches Heat
Niveau 29
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Alexander Burton shoved from late position and was called by Eric Rivera out of the small blind.
Alexander Burton: 
Eric Rivera: 
Burton was behind and would need help to survive. That help came on the 
flop and the 
turn kept Burton ahead. The 
improved Burton to a full house as he exclaimed, "That is the best thing I've seen!".
The very next hand Burton found himself all in again, this time against Phong Nguyen.
Alexander Burton: 
Phong Nguyen: 
This time Burton had his opponent dominated and after a clean runout of 
he went from being one of the shortest stacks in the room to tournament average in the span of a couple hands.
"Can we go for the hatrick?" Burton wondered aloud. It was not to be, however, as he folded his next hand preflop.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000
2,170,000
|
2,170,000 |
|
850,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
Eliminé | |
|
Eliminé |