Event 91: $600 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $200,000 Guarantee
Level 28
Blinds: 30,000/60,000 w/ 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7/588
Eric Mansfield
Over the course of two hands, Travis Lauson dramatically extended his chip lead. Lauson took a pot off of Christopher Bolio and then eliminated Eric Mansfield right after to push his stack over the 4,500,000 mark.
Lauson opened under the gun to 150,000 and Bolio called in middle position as did Michael Bennington from the small blind. The K♣10♣9♥ flop checked to Lauson and he bet 200,000 more. Only Bolio called and the K♥ came on the turn. The two players checked and the Q♠ river was checked as well. Lauson opened up A♥J♦ for a rivered straight and Bolio flashed the K♦ as he mucked. Bolio takes a step down to 980,000.
With the board reading Q♦6♠2♥9♠K♣, Mansfield bet 170,000 and Lauson put him all-in for his 650,000 behind. Mansfield called and Lauson showed J♥10♥ for a rivered straight. Mansfield’s K♠8♠ was no good and he earns $7,239.
All told, Lauson is playing 4,600,000 and pushing toward being in ownership of half the chips in play.