Pierce McKellar Takes Chip Lead With Quads, Cracks 200,000
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 0 ante
Pierce McKellar just became the chip leader when he turned quad tens against Nacho Barbero.
Barbero opened preflop from the cutoff.The small blind called and McKellar called.
The flop was 
and the action checked around to Barbero. He bet 8,000 and the small blind folded.
McKellar raised, tossing in a handful of 5,000 chips and putting Barbero at risk should he called. Which he did.
"Do you have a deuce?" questioned Barbero.
"No."
McKellar tossed out his hand face up and he had flopped a full house with 
against the 
of Barbero.
The turn was another ten, the 
, and the river was the 
. McKellar won a huge pot worth more than 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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215,000 | |
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Busted | |
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