The action heated up in level 13, and Steve Carriere continued to accumulate chips.
With the blinds at 1K/2K, Carriere found himself on the button in a 3-way pot, having raised a limper to 6.5K and picking up a call from the big blind along the way. The flop came
and the action was checked to the button. Carriere bet out, only to be check-raised by the original limper. Carriere raised over the top and they got it all-in. Hands were tabled; Carriere showed
, for trips, and his opponent rolled overĀ
, drawing to a gut shot to scoop the pot. The turn was a
, giving his opponent more outs, but the river was a harmless
, and Carriere added to his chip lead.
14 players are now left at the mid-point of level 14.