Big Stax 300 (Day 3): 17th Place - Spence ($3,823)

Level 27 (Blinds 30,000/60,000/10,000)
Players Remaining: 16
Chip Average: 3,465,000

Jeffrey Spence (King Of Prussia, PA)

The hand before break, Jeffrey Spence and Kevin Tran would be involved in a sizable pot, with Kevin's pressure taking it down on the turn.  That would leave Jeffrey Spence will less than 20 big blinds returning, and the two would just get tangled in another pot.

This time the chips were in pre-flop, with Jeffrey holding a commanding lead:

Spence: Q♠ Q♣
Tran: 10♥ 10♠

Runout: 3♦ 6♠ K♠ 10♦ 5♥

Spence's lead would hold on the flop, but when Kevin spiked a ten on the turn, Jeffrey had hopes only for one of the two remaining queens.  Spence has a handful of deep runs in Big Stax events, including a final table (Big Stax 500/Big Stax III).  Jeffrey would collect $3,823 for his finish, finding out from Tran what Kevin held on the hand before break.