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The Venetian: June 3 - 8, 2018

Iaron Lightbourne Vaults Into Chip Lead in Biggest Pot of Tournament

Created (6/8/2018 2:16:31 AM by Admin System)
 
 

 

A massive hand just went down here in the closing minutes of Day 2.

The preflop action escaped us but we do know it resulted in a three-way all-in pot worth around eight million. Punal Patel (pictured left) was in for roughly 1.3 million, Iaron Lightbourne (middle) for 2.78 million, and Frank Williams (right) had them both covered.

Lightbourne:
Patel:
Williams:

Williams had the best of it but not when the flop paired Lightbourne. Neither the turn nor river changed a thing and Lightbourne scooped both pots, which vaulted him into the chip lead and sent Patel to the rail.

Iaron Lightbourne - 8,000,000 (100 bb)
Frank Williams - 720,000 (9 bb)
Punal Patel - Eliminated