Friday, January 21, 2011

Event 1: Sean & Shawn Catch 2-Outers on the River

$500 + $60 Deep Stack NL (2 Re-entry)    

 Leonard Sande

Leonard Sande busted out in 19th place, earning $3,213.

The two big stacks on table three got involved in a hand.  On the turn, the board read 7 2 2 3 and there was more than 2 million chips already in the pot. 

Sean Lee got all-in against Steven Macchia, who held pocket 9s.  Sean held 76 suited and was in bad shape.  His 6 was no good because Steven already had a better two-pair hand. 

Sean was facing elimination -- until another 7 hit the river.  That two-outer gave him a full house and a huge double-up.  He's now the clear chip leader with ~7.8 million.  Steven was left with ~1.9 million.

Shawn James got all-in holding pocket 8s against the pocket Kings of Eric Hall.  Shawn was on the brink of elimination, until an 8 hit the river, giving him the set and the double-up.

With 18 players remaining, they have moved to the final two tables.