Three Players, Two Winners, One Missed Draw
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Billy Castillo, who was leading in chips with over 100,000 is now down to under 30,000 after the last hour and one big hand. Dave Grandin tripled up on that hand and Ben Wiora gained about 10,000 chips when it was over.
The flop was 
and Castillo bet 4,000. Grandin went all in and Wiora reshoved all in over the top. Castillo snap called and the three players were all in.
Castillo was in last place, but had a big draw with 
. Grandin flopped the nuts with 
for a king-high straight and Wiora had two pair with 
. The board ran out with 
and Grandin would hold on to triple up. Wiora won the side pot and Castillo just shrugged his shoulders after missing a draw that could have eliminated both players and brought him back to over 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,650 | |
|
48,000
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
28,500
-87,500
|
-87,500 |