Friday, August 21, 2015 1:33 PM Local Time
Double or Nothing Early On
Over the course of the first half hour, there have been at least four all-in showdowns. Each time, the shorter stack has won the pot, so play is still nine-handed at the final table.
In the most recent confrontation, Joey Wideman opens from middle position, and Sara Hall three-bet shoves for an additional 196,000. Wideman calls, turning over . Hall is well ahead with , and the flop all but ends the drama. The turn secures Hall's double one card early, and the meaningless completes the board. Hall survives the must-win pot with kings full of tens.
Wideman is now the short stack at the table with just under 100,000 chips, while Hall doubles into the chip lead with more than 400,000.
Start-of-day chip leader Bryan Dickens has been responsible for several of the other doubles, and his stack is beginning to dwindle down toward the chip average. He has just over 300,000 left in front of him.