Brindle Knocks Out Nat
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Arish Nat, the tournament chip leader just an hour ago, is now absent from the Harveys Lake Tahoe poker room, while Joe Brindle, seated to the left of where Nat was, is on nearly a million chips.
Brindle confirmed to PokerNews that he did indeed knock out Nat, and provided deatils of the big hand.
Nat open raised, Brindle three-bet and Nat called. The flop came 
, and Nat check-called a 50,000 bet from Brindle.
The turn came 
, Nat checked, Brindle bet 120,000, and Nat went all in. Brindle made the call.
Arish Nat: 
Joe Brindle:
Nat's two pair were no good against the top set of Brindle, and a brick river was a formality as Barindle took the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
960,000 |