Eames Takes His Leeve
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Ronald Lee has leaped up the chip standings, having won a huge pot which in the end saw John Eames commit his entire stack. It was a slow one, with lots of considered pauses and slow-motion chip riffling between the action, which was nevertheless relentless.
Preflop button Lee raised to 14k and small blind Eames made it 42k. Lee called. A little recent history - the hand before, in the blinds, Eames had raised after Lee flat called on the small blind and he'd let his hand go. This time Eames bet out 54k on the 
flop, and Lee called after a think. The turn was the 
and Eames checked. Lee bet 57k and received an even slower, more The-Thinker-posed call than he'd given Eames pre and post flop. The river was the 
. Check to Lee once again, who, after some threading of chips more and more slowly like he was made of clockwork and winding down, announced, "All in."
This was a decision for Eames' tournament life, and it was understandable that he was given plenty of deliberation time. No one knew how this was going to end, though, and when he finally called all in for over 140k, Lee showed him 
, and he mucked and wordlessly walked away.