Shannon Sweats the RiverMichael Aron (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) began the day as the chip leader with 146k and his biggest test comes from Shannon O'Grady (Fairfax, VA) on a hand before the dinner break.
There's 36k in the pot preflop as they're heads up.
Flop: 8♦ 7♠ K♦
Both players check.
Turn: 9♠
Both players put 40k in the pot.
River: K♣
O'Grady is all-in for 75k and Aron tanks. After several minutes, other players at the table stand and the delay draws a crowd.
"If I fold, will you show?" asks Aron. After a few more minutes, Aron slowly mucks.
O'Grady lets out a sigh of relief and tables A♠ K♠ for trip kings and says he didn't want a call. Aron walks away from the table and the players think he may have folded the best hand.
O'Grady is up to 185k, one of the bigger stacks in the room, while Aron is still above average with 90k.
Michael Aron