Dramatic End to Day 2 as Nathan Hall Wins a 3-Way All In to Eliminate Peter Johnson in 7th Place

Photo:  Nathan Hall wakes up with pocket kings in the biggest pot of the tournament so far.

Nathan Hall min-raises under the gun to 60,000, and Peter Johnson moves all in for 355,000. Jeffrey Cormier calls from the hijack, and then Senthuran Vijayaratnam moves all in over the top for 1,450,000.

It folds back to Hall, who calls all in for 1,175,000. Cormier folds, and the players turn over their cards.

Senthuran Vijayaratnam:  
Nathan Hall:  
Peter Johnson:  

The board comes , and the pocket kings hold up for Hall to win the entire pot, doubling thru Vijayaratnam and eliminating Johnson in seventh place.

Nathan Hall  –  3,140,000  (105 bb)
Senthuran Vijayaratnam  –  275,000  (9 bb)
Peter Johnson  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  (CAD $12,500)

The final six players are now bagging and tagging their chips, and official chip counts for tomorrow’s six-handed final table will be posted soon.