Slaughter Climbing Higher
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
David Slaughter limped in from under the gun and went multi-way to a flop of 
. Everyone checked before Slaughter bet 9,000 on the 
turn.
Action checked around to Bob Slezak in the big blind, who considered the decision for several minutes before moving all in for a few thousand more. Slaughter snap-called with 
for a pair of sevens, while Slezak was dominated with 
.
The 
on the river gave both players two pair with a king kicker, chopping the pot between them.
Despite only taking half of that pot, Slaughter has climbed up over 500,000 early on Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
530,000
178,500
|
178,500 |
|
|
30,000
-10,500
|
-10,500 |