Banghart Gets Another Knockout; Nears One Million
Piles were already in the middle and Jeff Banghart let out a small fist pump as he had just won a massive all-in preflop situation against Hugo Meyer. Meyer was eliminated, marking the reduction of the tournament to 54 players and the breaking of the table that had just seen the action.
Banghart was happy to recount the action as his chips were racked, with 300,000-worth colored up as T25,000 chips were introduced into the tournament. He said that Robert Meglich had opened to 16,000 from across the table in middle position before Hugo Meyer three-bet to 55,000 from the cutoff. Banghart was in the small blind and cold four-bet to 165,000. Meglich folded, Meyer shoved, and Banghart called.
Hugo Meyer: 
Jeff Banghart: 
The two were off to the races as the board brought a ten-high straight, coming 
. Banghart had a jack-high straight and took down the pot, bringing him to around 970,000 with six tables left in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
970,000
383,000
|
383,000 |
|
128,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
|
Busted |