Picking up the hand on a flop of , Judy Whitlow checked and Eleanor O’Connell fired out a bet. Philip Arthur than raised it up to 8,500, which prompted Whitlow to move all in for 26,000. O’Connell called with less and Arthur called with both players covered. Players revealed their cards.
Judy Whitlow:
Eleanor O’Connell:
Philip Arthur:
Arthur was ahead with his pocket jacks, but needed to dodge O’Connell’s outs for the straight and Whitlow’s slim chances of making a set.
The turn came the and river the . Arthur held to win a huge pot, sending both Whitlow and O’Connell out of the tournament. With that, Arthur moved himself towards the top of the pack with a chip count of close to 100,000.
