Monday, February 27, 2017 5:58 PM Local Time
Paul Dewald Doubles Through Robert Hankins to Take Chip Lead on the Bubble
There's around 25,000 in the middle, and the board reads . Paul Dewald checks in the big blind, Robert Hankins bets 14,500 in early position. Dewald raises to 45,000, and Hankins pauses for a few moments before re-raising to 125,000. Dewald announces that he is all in, and Hankins calls.
Dewald: (trip fives)
Hankins: (flush draw)
The turn is the , and the on the river is also safe, granting Dewald a huge double up.
The dealer closely counts out Dewald's 327,500 remaining chips, and Hankins helps pass the chips over to Dewald.
"Did he just take the chip lead?" a girl on the rail asks.
"Most likely," the WSOP.com live reporting staff member standing at the table says.
"That's great," Dewald says, "Because my girlfriend Lindsay Kido just busted in 103rd on the bubble, kings to aces, and so I took the chip lead and can win this for us," he concludes with a big blind while pointing to his girlfriend on the rail.
Paul Dewald - 690,000
Robert Hankins - 250,000