Hamilton’s Hand Dominates Preflop, Sends Him to the Rail Nonetheless
Ian Hamilton’s stack has been absorbed into that of James Romero, who with over 11 million is the current chip leader as the blinds rise to the point where they nip at the heels of the shorter stacks.
Preflop, button Romero opened to 200,000 and small blind Hamilton three-bet to 650,000. Romero asked how much he was playing behind (it was 1,735,000), then made the call.
Flop: [tc2skd]. Hamilton thought for just under a minute, then moved the rest of his chips forward. Romero made the call.
Romero: [QcJc]
Hamilton: [Adqd]
The [ts] on the turn was safe for Hamilton but the river brought the [9s] and a straight for Romero.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| James Romero | 11,400,000 |
3,600,000  |
| Ian Hamilton | Busted |
-1,000,000  |
