Dwan Up Early on Table of Death
Tom Dwan is off to a good start this morning after winning a nice pot against David Benyamine, however Dwan might be wishing it was a little bigger after Benymaine made a very solid river check.
In a battle of the blinds, Dwan had check-called 12,000 on the turn before checking the river on a board of . With the paired board, Benyamine checked behind with his -X-X for second-nut flush as Dwan revealed for the nut flush to take it down.
Dwan is up to 130,000 on what is a ridiculously tough table. If overnight chip leader Tony Paino thought he was in for an easy day today, he couldn't have been further from the truth as he's found himself seated with Dwan, Benyamine, Jeffrey Lisandro, Dave Baker and Eli Elezra.