Haxton Limps Into the Dinner Break
Isaac Haxton's dinner probably isn't going to taste quite as good as it would have if the field went to dinner five minutes ago. He was one of four players who paid 800 chips each for a flop of . Two players checked to Haxton, who led out for 2,400. Jonathan Tare behind him called as did a player in front.
The turn was the . Action again checked to Haxton. His bet of 7,400 was then raised all in by Tare for a total of 34,400. That raise induced a quick fold from the third player in the hand but put Haxton in a tough spot. He tanked for several minutes before calling the all in with , a set of sevens. Tare turned up for a made straight with an irrelevant-for-this-hand club draw. Haxton needed a board pair to eliminate his opponent, but the river blanked .
After doubling Tare up to about 74,000, Haxton was left with 9,000.