Roy Hill Moving Up
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Roy Hill of Benton, Louisiana, has been chipping up steadily through the day and now sits among the leaders. In his latest victory, Hill added another 50,000 to his stack and now has 498,000.
An early position player limped for 8,000 and the small blind completed. Hill checked his option in the big blind and the three players saw a flop of 
. The blinds checked and the third player bet out 12,000. The small blind folded and Hill called.
It went heads up to the turn, which came 
. Hill checked and his opponent bet 12,000. Hill called.
The river completed the board with the 
, and both players checked it down.
Hill's opponent said, "I can't beat ya," and tabled 
.
Hill turned over 
for top pair to collect the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
498,000
290,000
|
290,000 |