We have been playing ten-handed for the last hour without an elimination yet, but we have had a couple of double ups. First, Sam Goncuoglu scored a massive double up through then chip leader Jarod Einsohn when Goncuoglu sucked out on the river. On a board that read [10 2 7 6], Einsohn was in great shape with pocket aces vs. the Ten-Eight of Goncuoglu. However, an eight came on the river to give Goncuoglu the massive double up to over four million.
About 45 minutes later, Goncuoglu was once again involved in a big pot, this time with one of our anoymous players. Goncuoglu was looking to come back again with a flopped flush draw vs. top set. The turn was a blank, and while the river brought a third diamond, it also paired the board, giving his opponent a full house. Despite taking that hit, Goncuoglu is still our chip leader right now, while Edmund Liu is the severe short stack with less than eight big blinds.