Lewis Boards a Rocket Ship to the Moon
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Nível 16
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
We arrived when Dominik Nitsche checked from the big blind with the flop reading 
. Romain Lewis fired what looked like 27,000 from the hijack and Nitsche called.
The turn came 
and Nitsche checked again. Lewis cut out a bet of 81,000 and Nitsche paused for about a minute before he potted. Lewis called all in for 270,500 total and the cards were turned up in likely the largest pot of the tournament so far.
Lewis: 
Nitsche: 
Lewis was in great shape with the top set against the bottom set but he still needed to fade any six along with the remaining five in the deck.
The 
was a safe card for Lewis who completed a mammoth double to move over 600,000 in chips. Nitsche was still left with a solid 215,000 despite suffering the massive blow.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
637,500
252,500
|
252,500 |
|
||
|
215,000
-138,000
|
-138,000 |
|
||
and Yang shoved for his last 32,000. Galfond quickly called to put him at risk and the two players tabled their hands.
on the turn and 
on the river were no help to either player and Galfond took the pot to send Yang to the payout desk.
, trailing 
of Fnu Navkiran Singh. However, Negreanu eventually got there and his fans celebrated, clapping. Negreanu is sitting on the nearest table to the rail so he's closely followed by about a dozen people.
, Eric Hicks bet 100,000 from the big blind into his lone opponent, Max Silver, who was under the gun. After a bit of consideration, Silver called.
for a baby boat. Nitsche mucked and Lewis eclipsed him in the provisional standings.
with about 20,000 chips in the middle. Jachtmann bet 15,000, Laidlaw shoved for 52,000, and Jachtmann called with a covering stack.
on the turn gave Laidlaw a lock on the hand with a boat and he took the pot to double up after the 
flop brought a front-shove from Solomon for an effective 80,000 or so. Isane called right away.
turn was a great card for him as Solomon didn't improve his hand, drawing for nine-outer on the river. The 
was one of them as Solomon made a flush, sinking Isane's hopes for a further deep run. Isane sighed, watching the 300,000-pot going the other direction while his own tally was over.
hit the river and Rocha checked. Rast bet 39,000, sending Rocha into the tank. He asked the dealer to verify the bet and considered his decision for about two minutes before he eventually mucked.
