- Big Stax XXIII 500 Main Event 11:15 PM
- Level 24 (15000/30000/5000)
- Total Entries: 1070
- Players Left: 28
- Average Stack: 1,528,000
Ryan Oberholtzer opened the button to 70k. Alesi 3-bet from the small blind to 235k. Malik Saundes folded his big blind before Oberholtzer made the call to see a heads-up flop.
Flop: K♣5♥3♣ Pot: 540k
Alesi bet 175k and was called.
Turn: 5♦ Pot: 890k
Alesi bet 325k and was called.
River: 9♣ Pot: 1.19M
Alesi finally slowed down on the river with a check. Oberholtzer took this opportunity to move all-in for 1.575M total. Alesi immediately called and fast-rolled his hand, 5♣5♠, for the nuts. Oberholtzer mucked and was eliminated in the largest pot of the tournament so far.
Alesi now has the chip-lead over Matt Zambanini (3.6M) who had previously held that spot since very early on in Day 2. The field is now just one elimination away from a re-draw at 27 players.
