We caught up again with our chip leader Michael Doucette, who has since increased his stack to 330,000 after winning a few sizable pots.
Pokernews caught the action on the turn, with a board of . Doucette was raised 15,000 from middle position. He called, and the river was the . Both players checked the river and Doucette revealed to scoop the pot with a set of sevens.
The player in the cutoff opened to 5,500. David Peters raised to 11,600 from middle position and action folded to the Michael Bokan in the big blind. Bokan announced all in and the cutoff folded. Peters asked for a count which revealed Bokan had 40,100. After some thought, Peters called with and Bokan turned over .
The board ran out and Bokan's eights were enough to collect the pot.
We happened upon the table with 30,000 already in the pot and a flop of . Kevin Ho had checked from middle position and Jacob Beck took the opportunity to bet 21,000. Ho thought briefly before calling and then turned around and led out for the same amount on the turn. Beck seemed a bit off put but didn't take long to fold.
Action folded around to Sam Cohen in the cutoff and she raised to 4,500, which the big blind called. Both players checked the flop as well as the turn, and the completed the board on the river.
The big blind opted to bet 7,500, and Cohen, who finished in eighth place in the 2013 Aussie Millions back in January for $126,684, made a quick call. "Nice call," said the big blind prompting Cohen to table the for a pair of deuces. "Bet it too small, huh?"
"I'm a nonbeliever," Cohen responded as she collected the pot.
Action folded to Grayson Ramage who bumped it up to 4,200 from the cutoff. Both Tremayne Taylor and Srinivasan Thavarajah, the small and big blinds respectively, came along.
Taylor checked the flop and Thavarajah opened to 4,000. Both Ramage and Taylor called.
Taylor check called the 13,000 bet from Thavarajah on the turn, after Ramage folded.
Taylor announced all in when the was dealt on the river and after some thought Thavarajah called for his final 27,300. He turned over for two pair and Taylor slid his cards into the muck.
The big blinds are forcing the action, and as such the chips are flying. One man who is benefitting greatly is Mike Doucette, who appears to be our chip leader halfway through Level 14. We're not quite sure how he got them all, but we do know he is sitting on a stack of around 240,000.
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Action folded to Annette Obrestad on the button and she raised to 4,000. Brent Hanks, who was in the small blind, wasn't about to be pushed around and three-bet it to 13,300. The unassuming Thomas Lesigonich, who was sporting a Cleveland Browns hat, surprised both Obrestad and Hanks by moving all in from the big blind for 38,700.
Obrestad quickly got out of the way, but Hanks took his time before making a decision. As he was thinking a drink server returned with a beer that Lesigonich had previously order. "Just in time," Lesigonich said before tipping the waiter. Hanks eyed his opponent during this time and eventually made the call.
Lesigonich:
Hanks:
Hanks looked like he regretted it, and rightfully so as he was way behind. Fortunately for him, that regret quickly disappeared when the flop delivered him a pair of aces and the lead. Neither the turn nor river helped Lesigonich and he was eliminated in 72nd place.
"Now you can enjoy your beer," someone at the table quipped. Lesigonich did not reply.
. Doucette was raised 15,000 from middle position. He called, and the river was the 
. Both players checked the river and Doucette revealed 
to scoop the pot with a set of sevens.
and Bokan turned over 
.
and Bokan's eights were enough to collect the pot.
. Kevin Ho had checked from middle position and Jacob Beck took the opportunity to bet 21,000. Ho thought briefly before calling and then turned around and led out for the same amount on the 
turn. Beck seemed a bit off put but didn't take long to fold.
turn, and the 
completed the board on the river.
for a pair of deuces. "Bet it too small, huh?"
flop and Thavarajah opened to 4,000. Both Ramage and Taylor called.
turn, after Ramage folded.
was dealt on the river and after some thought Thavarajah called for his final 27,300. He turned over 
for two pair and Taylor slid his cards into the muck.
flop delivered him a pair of aces and the lead. Neither the 