It Takes Two to Tangle Twice
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Kyle Knecht and Joshua Gibson got involved in a couple of back-to-back hands that resulted in Knecht moving up to second place in the rankings.
In their first hand, Knecht raised preflop and was called by Gibson. The flop came down 
and Knecht led out with a bet that was called by Gibson.
The turn was the 
and Knecht slowed down, checking action to Gibson who threw 90,000 into the middle, which was called by Knecht.
Things played out similarly on the river, which was the 
. Once again, Knecht checked and Gibson went all in, having Knecht covered by 130,000. Knecht called and showed 
, which was enough to beat Gibson's 
.
That first hand put Knecht at 940,000 and Gibson down to 130,000.
In the next hand, Knecht raised to 27,000 under the gun. Action folded to Gibson, who moved all in with Knecht calling. This time around, Knecht wasn't as fortunate as his 
failed to improve against Gibson's 
when the board played out 
.
As of posting time, Knecht has 810,000 in front of him, while Gibson has 260,000.