Clements Crushing

Scott Clements is absolutely annihilating Day 1a. He just won two pots off of Dylan Honeyman, and the second one was the biggest clash of the tournament thus far.

On the first hand, Clements' river bet of 3,400 on the was paid off by Honeyman. Clements held the for a backdoor flush, and Honeyman mucked his hand to leave himself with around 25,000 in chips.

On the very next hand, action folded to Clements in the small blind, and he completed the bet. Honeyman was in the big blind and raised to 1,400. Clements called, and the two players saw the flop come down . After Clements checked, Honeyman bet 1,600. Clements check-raised to 4,400, and Honeyman called.

The was added on the turn, and Clements bet 9,700. With 18,025 behind, Honeyman tank-shoved. Clements snapped with the for a flopped straight, crushing the that Honeyman held. The river completed the board with the meaningless , and Honeyman was sent packing.