There��s A New Griffin In Town
Ashton Griffin finished Day 1b as the chip leader and established himself as a force in this tournament�� that is until he was eliminated earlier today. Now there��s a new Griffin in town �CGriffin ��Flush_Entity�� Benger, who just doubled through Nicolas Godoy.
We didn��t catch the hand, but Benger filled us in on the details. According to him, Godoy opened for 11,500 from the hijack and he three-bet to 26,000 from the button with 
. The blinds got out of the way, Godoy four-bet to 52,000, and Benger five-bet to 98,000. Godoy then moved all in and Benger snap-called off for 290,000. Godoy tabled 
, but he was left drawing dead after the flop fell 
. Griffin flopped a boat and doubled to nearly 600,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
590,000
325,000
|
325,000 |