Two of the chip leaders just clashed in what turned out to be a huge pot. Eric Guindon opened the action with a raise to 15,500 from utg. He was called by Joseph Abou Khalil from middle position, and they went heads-up to the flop.
With the board showing 
, Eric placed a c-bet of 25,000 which was called by Joseph. The turn brought the 
, and Eric followed up with another bet, this time of 50,000. Joseph came over the top by announcing all-in, and after a moment of hesitation, Eric made the call.
Eric: 
Joseph: 
With only four cards that can help Eric, he was eliminated as the river brought a meaningless 
. With that pot, Joseph leaped far ahead of the field, sitting on just about 400,000.
