Wilt Takes the Lead with Massive Pot
Aaron Wilt was one of the big stacks already here on Day 1a of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event, but his day just got a bit better. Wilt was just involved in a pot of around 140,000 that saw him vault up to 166,500 in chips.
Picking up the action on the flop, Wilt had check-raised his opponent's bet to 19,000, only to have the player come back with a reraise to 32,000. After a minute of thought, Wilt moved all in. His opponent tanked for a little bit, then called it off for around 65,000 total.
Wilt tabled the for bottom set of fives, and his opponent rolled over the .
The turn was the , and the river was the . Wilt's set of fives stayed the best hand, and he eliminated his opponent while shooting up and into the chip lead.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Aaron Wilt |
166,500
81,500
|
81,500 |