Lampard Eliminates Vener in a Massive Pot

Level 14
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The pot started off relatively small with only around 30,000 in the middle heading to the flop. David Lampard and Scott Vener were heads-up and the dealer spread the flop of .
In what seemed to be an innocent looking hand, quickly turned ugly and one player was going to take a beating. A flurry of action saw the two players get all of their chips in the middle and Vener was the player at risk for a little over 550,000.
David Lampard:
Scott Vener:
Vener currently held the best hand with pocket aces but Lampard was willing to gamble with a pair and flush draw. The turn was the and the river brought the
. Lampard made his flush and frustrated Vener was eliminated from the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,285,000 | |
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Busted |