"When Bryn [Kenney] was bigger, Tyler was the Diddy Kong to his Donkey Kong," Griffin Benger just said in between hands, seeing that Bryn's brother Tyler was on the rail.
The five players at Table 447 let out a laugh.
"What does that make Mustapha [Kanit]?" Bryn asked. "Mario?"
Kanit, a jovial Italian gentleman, shook his head no.
"Wario," he answered, grinning and gripping an imaginary steering wheel, navigating the Rainbow Road in his head.
Jeremy Kottler raised to 21,000 in the cutoff, Jay Dragland moved all in for 184,000 out of the small blind, and Mark Darner reshoved for 340,000. Kottler folded.
Dragland:
Darner:
The dominant hand held up as the board ran out , and Dragland doubled through.
Griffin Benger moved all in for 170,000 in the hijack, Fabrice Touil tanked (this is often the case) on his immediate left, then called. The rest of the players folded.
Benger:
Touil:
The flop gave Benger eight extra outs to make a straight, plus gave him a backdoor flush draw. The on the turn was a brick, however, as was the on the river. Benger busted in 16th place, earning $24,613, and Touil is up to 605,000 chips.
Kevin Eyster raised to 22,000 on the button, Jeremy Kottler three-bet to 55,000 out of the small blind, and Eyster called. The flop fell , Kottler led out for 51,000, and Eyster called.
The turn was the , Kottler led out for an additional 90,000, and Eyster raised to 225,000. Kottler folded.
Pratyush Buddiga raised to 25,000 in the cutoff, David Borrat three-bet to 61,000 out of the small blind, and Buddiga moved all in for 285,000. Borrat folded.
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, Eyster check-called a bet of 45,000, and the turn was the 
. Both players checked.
, Eyster oped to lead out for 150,000, and Kottler folded.
— then the turn brought the 
, and both players checked.
, Eyster led out for 48,000 or so, and Lichtenberger called. "Chewy" won the pot with 
, and now has 965,000 chips.
, and Dragland doubled through.
flop gave Benger eight extra outs to make a straight, plus gave him a backdoor flush draw. The 
on the turn was a brick, however, as was the 
on the river. Benger busted in 16th place, earning $24,613, and Touil is up to 605,000 chips.
