Kitchens Slipping, Obrestad Trending Up
With the board reading , Johnny Kitchens led out for 15,000 and Annette Obrestad called with the button.
The turn was the , and again Kitchens led - this time for 17,000. Obrestad raised to 57,000 and Kitchens made the call.
The river brought a second ace, the , and Kitchens slowed down. He checked to Obrestad who fired 81,000. Kitchens went deep into the tank, so long that after four or five minutes the floor person checked his watch and signaled to the dealer that he had one more minute before the clock should be called.
Kitchens eventually folded face up and Obrestad mucked her hand quietly stacking her newfound chips.
Obrestad is up over 500,000 chips and Kitchens is down to just 185,000.