Ten-High Straight Gives Quoss the Lead
Fabian Quoss knows a thing about these big buy-in, super high roller events. He's played several of them, but most importantly has experience winning them. At the 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure just last month, Quoss won the $100,000 Super High Roller for $1,629,940 after beating Dan Shak heads up.
On this hand, Mike "Timex" McDonald, who began the day as chip leader, opened to 32,000 from under the gun. Quoss called on the button, and Martin Jacobson called from the big blind. The flop fell 
, and Jacobson checked. McDonald bet 50,000, Quoss called, and Jacobson folded.
The turn was the 
, and McDonald bet 125,000. Quoss called to see the 
pair the board on the river. McDonald bet 275,000, and Quoss called.
McDonald tabled a busted draw with the 
. Quoss had turned a straight with the 
, and he won the pot to move into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,340,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
290,000
-430,000
|
-430,000 |
|
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