Sunday, February 10, 2019 11:28 PM Local Time
Michael Hudson Retakes the Chip Lead From Kevin Saul in Massive Pot
Kevin Saul raises to 70,000 from UTG+2, Damjan Radanov calls from the hijack and Michael Hudson calls from the small blind.
The flop is , Hudson checks, Saul bets about 115,000 and both Radanov and Hudson call.
The turn is the and all three players check.
The river is the , Hudson checks, Saul bets 590,000, Radanov folds and Hudson check-raises to 1,825,000.
Saul goes into the tank for several minutes.
"My gut tells me I'm supposed to fold, but I hate fucking folding," Saul says. "I'm not good enough to make this fold. You turn the eights full Mike?"
After talking through how much he will have if he calls and loses, calls and wins, or folds, Saul says, "I flopped a full house," and calls.
"Pocket eights," says Hudson, as he shows for eights full of fives.
Saul flashes a defeated for sevens full as Hudson collects the pot to retake the chip lead.
Michael Hudson - 5,700,000
Kevin Saul - 2,100,000