Ebanks Takes the Lead by Busting Storno
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Joe Ebanks raised to 5,500 from early position, then play folded over to Antonio Storno in the cutoff seat and he moved all in for 13,900. Jimmy Peters made the call of Storno's shove from the button, the blinds folded, and then Ebanks reshoved all in to put the pressure on Peters.
With roughly 64,000 in chips behind, Peters tank-folded. He later claimed to have pocket eights and said, "I knew I should have reraised." Ebanks showed the 
and Storno had a dominated 
.
The board ran out 
, and Storno was eliminated. With that pot, Ebanks moved to 240,000 in chips and now has the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
|
64,000
-41,000
|
-41,000 |
|
Busted | |