Everybody Runs On Lunkin
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
From middle position, Vitaly Lunkin raised to 80,000. Mark Newhouse, last year's ninth-place finisher, quickly reraised to 800,000 from the cutoff seat — at least the second time he has stuck in such a large three-bet. Play moved back to Lunkin, and he went all in for 1.05 million. Newhouse called.
Newhouse held the 
, and Lunkin had the 
. The flop came down 
to give Newhouse the lead with a pair of queens. The turn was the 
and pushed Lunkin one more step closer to the rail, but the 
fell on the river to deliver the Russian with a set and double him up.
With that loss, Newhouse dropped back to 6.42 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,420,000
-980,000
|
-980,000 |
|
||
|
2,205,000
1,125,000
|
1,125,000 |
|
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