Mario Navarro bet 14,000 in the cutoff, and the button raised all in over the top for 98,000.
Several players were between the two, and a few minutes went by before Navarro had a chance to act.
After a player in the big blind made a fold that looked like it hurt him, Navarro called the raise from the button, and the cards were tabled. Navarro had him covered.
Button:
Mario Navarro:
Navarro was ahead, and the flop of only made it better. The button needed running hearts that didn't pair the board to best Navarro's three of a kind.
A player not in the hand was asking for hearts to make it interesting, but Navarro paid him zero attention.
It would be the to make Navarro quads, and ending any hope of runner-runner for the button to pull ahead. The completed the board and made it official.
Navarro became one of the biggest stacks in the room, and people continued to talk about the hand at the surrounding tables while he counted his new chips.
Action was picked up with a board of , and Johan Schumacher bet 40,000 into a pot of 55,000.
Walter Fisher was the only other player in the hand, and he took some time deciding on what to do with such a wet board and a large bet from Schumacher.
Fisher called and showed for top two pair, but Schumacher's hand was for a turned king-high straight.
Schumacher's stack grew, but Fisher still had plenty of chips to keep the tournament battle going.