Gilliam Triples In Nerve-Wracking Fashion
Mustapha Kanit opened with a raise to 25,000 before Jonathan Gilliam moved all in for 131,000 total. The player on the button called as did the player in the small blind while Kanit folded. Gilliam was all in for the nearly 400,000-chip main pot while the other two players went heads-up to a flop for a side pot.
The flop was 
and both players checked to see the 
on the turn. There, the player first to act put out a bet of 25,000 which the other player called.
The river was the 
and both players checked again so it was on to a showdown. The first player in the small blind showed his 
, which was no good against the button's 
. Both hands were inferior to Gilliam's 
, though, and that would earn him the full triple-up to nearly 400,000.
"That was fucking nerve-wracking," Gilliam said after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
435,000
317,000
|
317,000 |