Trips for Kyte

Calum Grant

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Jon Kyte opened to 1,000,000 from the button with Q?9?. Padraig O'Neill called with 10?4?. O'Neill then check-folded to a bet of 800,000 on the Q?7?6? flop.

O'Neill made it 1,000,000 with J?2? the hand after. Kyte folded J?4? in the big blind.

The following hand, Kyte had a premium with A?K? and made it 1,000,000 from the button. O'Neill defended with 9?4?. Both players paired up on the K?9?6? flop, with Kyte having the best of it. O'Neill check-called for 800,000. Kyte made trips on the K? turn and saw O'Neill check-call again for 2,050,000. The 4? completed the board and O'Neill checked for a third time. Kyte sized up to 9,500,000 into a pot of 8,2000,000. O'Neill got away from his kings and nines as Kyte retook the lead.