Huge Pot for Andrejevic; Perez Out
When we arrived at the table, Ben Perez was already all in during a hand that also involved Mark Eddleman and Andy Andrejevic. The action was on the turn with the board reading 
, and the dealer was pulling in 550,000 each from Eddleman and Andrejevic.
The river was the 
, and Eddleman checked over to Andrejevic. Andrejevic took a few moments before he announced a big bet of 1.2 million. Eddleman quickly called.
Andrejevic tabled the 
for top set of jacks. Perez, who was all in sometime before the turn, turned up the 
and was going to be eliminated. Because this was an all-in hand, rules dictated that Eddleman must show. The dealer turned over his hand to reveal the 
, and then mucked it.
With that, Andrejevic scooped the massive pot to move to 4.1 million in chips, while Perez made his way to the payout desk. Eddleman was clipped all the way down to 800,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,100,000
1,497,000
|
1,497,000 |
|
800,000
-1,500,000
|
-1,500,000 |
|
Busted |