A player in early position raised to 135,000, a player in middle position called, and Luke Brereton moved all in from the cutoff for 890,000. The original raiser called, the middle-position player folded, and the two players tabled their hands. Brereton was at risk holding , and had to win a coin flip against his opponent's in order to double up. The flop gave Brereton a set of eights and a commanding lead, the on the turn and on the river changed nothing, and Brereton took the pot.
Robert Webb moved all in from middle position for approximately 500,000 and the big blind called to put Webb at risk. The big blind tabled and Webb turned over . Webb was a significant underdog and needed help in order to double up.
The flop was exactly what he was looking for, and neither the turn nor river was any help to his opponent, and Webb doubled up with his pair of eights.
Robert Hankins started the action with a raise to 125,000 from under the gun, the player in the cutoff three-bet to 325,000, Hankins four-bet for the majority of his stack, the cutoff moved all in, and Hankins called to put himself at risk. However, when the cards were turned over, he found himself way behind with against his opponent's .
The flop was no help to Hankins, and neither was the turn, but the river was exactly what he needed to double up.
Erkut Yilmaz has just become the first player in the field to cross the 5,000,000 chip milestone. The California native has an impressive tournament resume which includes a long list of WSOP cashes and a WSOP Circuit ring.