Gilliam Wins a Huge One
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
There was over 300,000 in the middle in a blind-on-blind battle between Tim Gilliam and Kevin Koch, and Gilliam was in the process of having the rest of his chips counted after getting them in and finishing with the best hand to earn a double. The board read 
.
Tim Gilliam: 
Kevin Koch: 
Gilliam's aces full proved best over Koch's two pair, leaving Koch with just under a quarter-million; meanwhile, Gilliam appears to have taken the chip lead with what is almost 1 million in chips in front of him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
977,000
484,000
|
484,000 |
|
230,000
-590,000
|
-590,000 |