Biggest Pot of the Tournament Thus Far
Ken Silverstein opened the action from the cutoff with a raise to 37,000. Ont the button, Tuan Phan thought for a moment before pushing out a raise to 100,000. Action folded back around to Silverstein four-bet to 260,000. Phan called and the two saw a flop of .
Silverstein waited a moment before pushing out a bet of 300,000. Phan sat looking at the board for about thirty seconds before announcing that he was all in. Silverstein snap called and threw up for top set. Phan, however, had outs with his .
Fourth street came and Phan was hoping for a spade. The dealer rapped the table. . Silverstein managed to make quads and effectively crippled Tuan Phan, resulting in the largest pot of the tournament. Silverstein is now a commanding chip lead with about 2,300,000.
The very next hand Eugene Fouksman raised to 35,000 and Phan moved all in for 60,000 total. Fouksman called with the and was ahead of Phan's . However, Phan was able to spike the on the turn and double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ken Silverstein |
2,300,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
Tuan Phan |
140,000
-948,000
|
-948,000 |