Big Stax 300 (Day 1D): It's Never Going To Be Payne Free

Level 14 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/300)
Total Entries: 1,625

Payne Gets Stared Down

There were three players standing at Table 47, which we know means something big is going on.  On a flop of 6 2 7, we'd approach the table as Antonio Payne's stack was being count down.  He recapped the action, telling us that there was a 55,000 bet that he faced, to which he shoved all-in over for 130,000.  A third player in the hand called for less, and the action would be back on player that bet 55,000.  He would think for a solid four minutes before asking for the count to call (75,000), before pushing forward the call:

Payne: 2♦ 2♠
Player X (Mets Hat): 8♦ 3♦
Player Y: 6♣ 7♣

Turn: 4♣
River: 10♥

The three players would each be asking for something...literally, they all asked for what they needed out loud.  Antonio would just need to hold, but was up against close to half the remaining deck after the turn.  The 10♥ on the river was only help to Payne, who would win the monstrous pot worth over 350,000.