Hays Makes It Count

Level 28: 30,000/60,000 (60,000)
Entries: 47/2045

Antonin Hays opened the pot from the cutoff and faced an all-in shove from Marco Canavesi on the button for his entire 1,570,000 stack. Hays took about 30 seconds before making the call, revealing 8♣8♠ against Canavesi’s A♥Q♠—a classic flip for more than 3 million chips.

The board ran out 9♥J♦3♠, staying safe for Hays, with the 7♠ on the turn and 7♦ on the river, allowing him to breathe a sigh of relief as he secured an important double-up to kick off Day 3.

Antonin Hays – 3,290,000
Marco Canavesi – 1,725,000