In a battle of the blinds David Schwartz moved all of his chips in from the small blind for about 1,250,000 and Andrew Rodgers called from the big blind.
David Schwartz: A?J?
Andrew Rodgers: 8?9?
The board ran out with J?10?A?6?2? and Schwartz doubled his stack.
After a middle position raise from Jacky Lee, Pat Lyons moved all in from the big blind for 3,500,000. Lee called and it was off to the flop.
Pat Lyons: A?10?
Jacky Lee: K?Q?
"How could you call with king high," asked the brash WSOP bracelet winner and WPT champion asked. "I'm the favorite to win this tournament, I'm not making a move."
The flop seemed to defer to Lyons' notoriety, giving him a ten, 3?J?10?, and denying Lee a king or queen on a 6?5? runout. Lyons doubled up to put him back in contention for an event he has declared he is going to win from the moment he sat down at a table.
After an open in middle position, the tournament's chipleader, Qiang Xu, just called on the button. In the small blind, Kou Vang moved all-in for 3,000,000. The initial raiser folded, but not Xu.
Kou Vang: A?A?
Qiang Xu: 7?7?
Xu is having a lucky day as he found another seven on the board J?2?7? to complete a set and crack the aces. After the turn 6? and the river 10?, he took all of Vang's chips, climbing to 14,000,000.
Just after this hand, the table broke, and now there are four tables remaining.
At the cutoff, Christopher Basile opened to 550,000, keeping 125,000 in his stack. However, in the big blind, Camille Brown raised him, putting a pile of chips in the middle to force him to go all-in.
Basile checked the payout. But as there was no pay jump, he didn't wait to call.
Christopher Basile: K?8?
Camille Brown: Q?J?
On the flop 10?7?6?, Brown had a flush draw. But it's the J? on the turn that secured her victory in the hand, before the river 8?. Basile was eliminated, while Brown's stack is now around 3,150,000 chips.
In the sixth episode of The Chad & Jesse Poker Show, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen are joined by GGPoker Ambassador Jason Koon, who took some time before jumping into the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $250,000 Super High Roller.
Koon talks about expecting his second child, and as fate would have it, the day after recording his wife went into labor and he had to pull out of the aforementioned tournament. In addition to sharing what it's like being a family man, Koon discusses integrity in poker, his personal goals, and a never-before-shared prop bet he has with Bill Perkins.
Koon, who currently sits fifth on the all-time poker money list according to The Hendon Mob with nearly $48 million, also discusses his love of poker history, shares a Doyle Brunson story, and just opens up about poker and life. Don't miss your chance to hear from one of the best.