A Boone, Indeed

Lokesh Garg had all his chips in the middle and Shannon Boone put him at risk before the flop.

Lokesh Garg: K♥J♦
Shannon Boone: K♦K♣

The flop brought the 6♥Q♠9♥, only giving Garg a gutshot to the straight. The sharp cry of a player out of the hand resounded as they clutched their neighbor, lamenting their fold.

The turn was the 8♠, changing nothing, and when the J♠ hit the river, it locked up the hand for Boone. The player to her right was the one shouting and she went on to say she folded sixes, which she had a sneaking feeling about. If she had stayed in she would have won, but Boone had no worries about what could have been as she stacked the chips.

Boone has been among the chip leaders since early yesterday.