Beaumont Bowls Them Over
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Lynn Beaumont kicked off the action with a raise to 250,000 from the hijack seat and Austin Bursavich called from the cutoff as well as Thayer Rasmussen in the big blind.
The dealer flipped over 
for the flop and the players checked to Bursavich. He bet out 415,000 and both of his opponents made the call to go to a turn of 
.
Once again, the action was checked to Bursavich who bet 980,000 this time. Rasmussen had had enough and threw away his hand, but Beaumont still saw something she liked and made the call.
The river card was the 
and Beaumont checked again. Bursavich said "I'm all in," with his stack easily covering Beaumont's. She took only a couple of moments to decide to call, risking her tournament life. She showed 
for two pairs — aces and the fives on the board. Bursavich showed 
for an underpair to go with the fives, and he shook is head in disbelief at the absurd amount of chips he had lost in a single hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,715,000
7,235,000
|
7,235,000 |
|
3,900,000
-5,300,000
|
-5,300,000 |