- Big Stax XXII 1500 Main Event 9:10 PM
- Level 28 (40000/80000/10000)
- Total Entries: 447
- Players Left: 8
- Next Payout: $14,439
Jason Rivkin opened the pot from early position to 165k. Zhaoxing Wang defended his big blind to see the flop heads-up.
Flop: 2♦3♠10♦ Pot: 450k
Wang checked. Rivkin bet 600k leaving himself just 200k behind. Wang moved all-in having him covered and Rivkin flicked in his remaining stack.
Rivkin 6♣5♦ vs Wang 6♠6♦ Pot: ~2M
Turn: 10♥
River: 4♣
Rivkin hits a miracle river to make a straight and survives the encounter. Wang is left with ~510k.
Just a few hands later, Rivkin was in the small blind. Action folded to Chris Horter on the button who moved all-in for 800k, exactly ten big blinds. Rivkin made the call from the small blind and Meacham folded showing the Ah.
Rivkin A♣8♥ vs Horter A♦J♠ Pot: 1.76M
Board: 4♣K♦3♥10♣5♦
Horter holds with his better kicker and gets a full double. Exact chip counts will be posted shortly as the players are now on a 15-minute break.
