Valder Doubles Through Lowery in Largest Pot of Tournament
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Level 12: Blinds 2,000/4,000, ante 4,000
Benjamin Valder opened the cutoff and Daniel Lowery called in the big blind.
On the Q♣8♥5♠ flop, Valder continued before Lowery check-raised and Valder put in the call.
The turn brought the 7♣. Lowery jammed as the covering stack for 146,000 effective and Valder tanked for around two minutes before he decided to call it off.
Benjamin Valder: Q♦6♦ 
Daniel Lowery: 8♠5♥
Lowery had flopped two pair but Valder had an open-ender and two pair outs. The dealer peeled the 9♠ on the river to give Valder the winner as he collected the largest pot of the tournament thus far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
420,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
125,000
-335,000
|
-335,000 |