Lyons Scoops a Monster
Brian Nierkerk raised under the-gun to 80,000 and from the cutoff, Dana Katzenmeier went all-in for 315,000. Pat "World Famous," Lyons in the big blind thought about it briefly before calling the all-in. Niekerk re-raised all-in for 900,000 which Lyons snap-called and all cards were tabled.
Dana Katzenmeier: 
Pat Lyons: 
Brian Nierkerk: 
The board ran out 
and Lyons' aces held as he won a pot worth nearly 2 million chips, eliminated Katzenmeier and left Nierkerk with 90,000 in chips.
The very next hand, Lyons called the small blind and Nierkerk checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came out 
and Lyons checked and Nierkerk shoved for 25,000. Lyons called and the cards were tabled.
Brian Nierkerk: 
Pat Lyons: 
The board ran out 
and Lyons' flopped pair of nines was good enough for the elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,300,000
1,300,000
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1,300,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |