Ronnie Pease
In a clash of the two chip leaders in the tournament, Mike Rushton raised to 55,000 before the flop and Ronnie Pease three-bet to 135,000. Rushton moved all-in and Pease instantly announced call. They turned up:
Rushton - [Ad][Kc]
Pease - [Ah][As]
The board ran out [Qc][6d][6h][8d][Js] and Ronnie Pease won the biggest pot of the tournament, eliminating Rushton on the hand.
Pease now has over 2,700,000 of the 12.5 million in play with 23 players remaining.
