High Roller: Jesse Lonis Doubles Thru Randy Kaas 2m5b1x

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)Payouts Level 12:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante Players Remaining:  44 of 145 3b6m3d

Jesse Lonis

After a flop of 10d4d2c, Jesse Lonis check-raised all in from the big blind for 103,000. Randy Kaas called from the hijack, and Aaron Van Blarcum tanked for a while with a bet of 12,000 in front of him. Van Blarcum eventually folded.

Lonis showed 10h7c for a pair of tens, and Kaas turned over 5c3s for an open-ended straight draw. Lonis needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the Kd, the river card was the 8h, and Lonis won the pot with his pair of tens to double up in chips.

After the hand, Van Blarcum said, “He saved you,” referring to Kaas calling the all-in bet. “I had a small flush draw. I thought he had a bigger flush draw.”

Jesse Lonis  –  275,000  (34 bb)
Aaron Van Blarcum  –  350,000  (44 bb)
Randy Kaas  –  350,000  (44 bb)

With 44 players remaining from a field of 145, the average chip stack is about 330,000 (41 big blinds). Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 12:30 am.