Devine Eclipses Two Million Mark
Over on table 499, Patricia Devine has built a massive chip stack, clearing 2,000,000. A few players at at her table told PokerNews about one of the hands that helped her get there.
Devine had 
, while her opponent held 
. The flop was nine high with two hearts, giving her opponent top pair top kicker and Devine the nut flush draw. Her opponent shoved for 700,000 and she made the call with 1,100,000 behind to have him covered. The turn was another heart, giving her the flush, and the massive pot while her opponent was eliminated.
David Hadaway told us that when Devine sat down, she told the table that she just wanted to be the last woman standing, to which Hadaway asked her, "Why not the last person?"
Devine is in pursuit of her first bracelet, and positioned as well as anybody in the field to capture it.
Across the table from her, Carl Masters has built quite a stack of his own, clearing the 1,000,000 mark.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000
1,972,500
|
1,972,500 |
|
1,100,000
1,002,000
|
1,002,000 |