Big Stax 300 (Day 1A): Black Is Back In Big Way

Level 14 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/400)
Total Day 1A Entries: 447

Joe Black (New York, NY)

The action started at Table 53 with a limp from Joe Black, and an immediate raise from Phuc Hoang to 8,000.  Ilya Dyment (Brooklyn, NY) would be in the big blind and three-bet to 20,000.   With action back on Black he would four-bet to 55,000, with Honag folding behind and Ilya coming along.  The two saw a flop of 6♠ 5♠ 8♣, and Black would lead for 100,000.  Ilya was very deliberate in taking his time, and eventually announced himself all-in (about 80,000).  Joe would make the call, and after asking Black is he had aces, Dyment would see the bad news:

Black: A♥ A♦      
Dyment: Q♦ Q♣

Turn: 6♣
River: 5♥

Black would have command of the hand from start to finish, and he now jumps to the chip lead with 480,000.