When chip leader Darren Elias raised, Marc Macdonnell raised all-in with , trying to get something going. Sean Winter intercepted with , and had Macdonnell drawing dead on the turn.
Meanwhile up on stage, Kevin Hobbs called a bet on the turn with a buried under pair against Niall Farrell’s top boat. The river was cruel:
Hobbs:
Farrell:
Board:
A dream river for Farrell, who led the action with a pot-size 525K bet. Hobbs raised to 1.2M, which sent Farrell to the tank. He was trying to find the right raising amount. He finally made it 2.2M, the minimum. Hobbs called Farrell picked up a nice profit.