Ryan Laplante just gave us an update on two big pots that ran his stack up to 525,000.
First, he opened 
early position to 20,000 and was called by the cutoff.
They each checked the 

flop and saw a
turn. Laplante bet 16,000, the cutoff called.
On the
river, Laplante bet 113,000 and was called.
Laplante's opponent called with 
, which was second to Laplante's jacks.
Shortly after, a player raised to 20,000 preflop and Laplante put him all-in for 130,000. The player called.
Opponent: 

Laplante: 

Laplante flopped an eight to give him a set and eliminate the player.