Brandon Meyers Crushing; First Player Over 1 Million
Brandon Meyers has moved into the seven figures and was the first player to do so. Now with 1.035 million in chips, he's over three and a half times the average and chip leading with 46 players left in the field.
On the first of these two hands to help get Meyers to the seven-figure club, Kevin Eyster opened on the button to 8,500, and Meyers called from the big blind. The flop came down 
, and Meyers check-called a bet of 9,000 from Eyster to see the 
land on fourth street. Here, both players checked, then the 
completed the board. Meyers and Eyster checked again.
At the showdown, Meyers opened the 
for a pair of aces, and Eyster mucked his hand. That pot put Meyers right around 900,000 in chips and dropped Eyster back to 380,000.
On the next hand, Sorel Mizzi raised to 8,000 from the hijack seat, and 2007 World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Francois Safieddine flatted on the button. In the small blind, Meyers asked for a count on Mizzi, which he received prior to three-betting to 30,000. Dani Stern folded from the big blind, Mizzi got out of the way, but then Safieddine called.
The flop came down 
, and Meyers led with a bet of 20,000. Safieddine made the call, and the turn burned and turned the 
. Meyers opted to go with a check, passing the action to his opponent. Safieddine fired 73,000 with 259,000 behind, and Meyers went into the tank for a minute before check-raising all in. Meyers had Safieddine well covered, and Safieddine decided to give it up. Meyers scooped the pot and moved to 1.035 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,035,000
173,000
|
173,000 |
|
512,000
-58,000
|
-58,000 |
|
380,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
259,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
95,000
-3,500
|
-3,500 |