Hands 14-19: Gray Doubles Through McVeigh

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Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #14: Gray made it 240,000 from early position, and his 3x big blind bet was enough to fold the table.

Hand #15: Kelly opened to 160,000 from the cutoff, and McVeigh called holding the button. The flop came and Kelly continued for 250,000, a bet which McVeigh opted to match. On the turn, action slowed down and both players checked. The arrived on the river, and Kelly checked once again. McVeigh put a stack of 340,000 into the pot, and Kelly put his cards into the muck.

Hand #16-17: Hunichen opened for the standard 160,000 raise in early position and claimed the blinds and antes on two hands in a row.

Hand #18: Desilva open-shoved for 870,000 in the cutoff, and his all-in took the pot down.

Hand #19: Kelly opened for 160,000 from under the gun, and next to act, McVeigh reraised to 325,000. The three-bet was called by Gray on the button, and action shifted back to Kelly after the blinds mucked. Kelly opted to flat as well, and we saw a three-way flop of . All three players checked it down and the turn came . This action card prompted Kelly to check, and McVeigh slid 515,000 into the middle. Gray liked the turn as well, and he reraised all-in 2.31 million. After some deliberation, McVeigh made the call and we were off to a showdown.

Showdown:

McVeigh:
Gray:

The turn had hit both players perfectly, but McVeigh's flush was superior to Gray's trips. He would need to fill up on the river to survive, and when the dealer revealed the , his dream card had been delivered. The crowd let out a gasp when Gray filled up, and he retook his seat after doubling through.