As we passed by table 75 just now we noticed more than the usual amount of chips in the middle. It turned out that we had happened upon a three-way all-in, one in which David Neves faced off against Denis Giguere and Ben Menache. Showing on the board was a , and Denis was hoping for a third spade to drop on the river, as he was holding a . He faced off against Menache’s pocket sixes and Neves’ pocket tens.

Unfortunately for everyone except David, the river was a dud, and Mr. Neves tripled up and simultaneously sent two players packing. As we reach the end of level seven, David is in a much stronger position. We’ll keep an eye on the table to see if he can maintain the momentum.