Phan Busts Hawkins and Soars
Three players saw the flop of 
. Brandon Hawkins was the first player to act and he fired 2,300. The next player folded and then action fell on John Phan. He raised to 4,800, announcing, "2,500 more." Hawkins then reraised to 13,800. Phan took his time and then called.
The turn card was the 
and Hawkins fired all in for 22,600. Phan snap-called and the cards were tabled.
Hawkins: 
Phan: 
The river completed the board with the 
and sent Hawkins out the door. As if Phan didn't have enough chips already, he now has around 135,000 in his stack and is the clear chip leader here in the early goings.