Eames Spikes a Nine; Doubles Up Through Pellegrino
Action began on Bryan Pellegrino, who opened from middle position to 40,000 and change. Action folded around to John Eames on the big blind, who re-raised to 101,000 even. Pellegrino quickly re-raised enough to put Eames all in and Eames called off his stack of 180,000.
Eames: 
Pellegrino: 
The 
flop put Eames in dire straights as he was facing elimination. A 
turn changed nothing, but the 
landed on the river, giving Eames a set of nines and sending Eames' rail into a chanting frenzy.
Eames is up to 370,000 while Pellegrino has slipped to 600,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
|
370,000
189,000
|
189,000 |