Hands #51-54: Hughes Tank-Folds on the River
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #51: Eric Blair raised to 80,000 on the button and raked in the pot.
Hand #52: Thomas Reynolds raised to 60,000 from middle position and got no action.
Hand #53: Blair raised to 80,000 from the hijack, Chris Johnson three-bet to 200,000, and Blair mucked.
Hand #54: James Hughes raised to 65,000 from under the gun and Johnson called from the cutoff. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn and the on the river. Hughes checked and Johnson bet 75,000. Hughes went into the tank for several minutes before a player at the table called the clock. The tournament director counted down from 30 seconds and Hughes eventually folded.