Maue Claims Chip Lead Before the Break
"WhatIfPIOswrong" raised to 10,000 from the button and Leonard "LottoLarry" Maue three-bet to 33,750 from the small blind. Christian Rudolph folded his big blind but "WhatIfPIOswrong" four-bet shoved for 116,672 which Maue called.
"WhatIfPIOswrong": 
Leonard "LottoLarry" Maue: 
The board ran out 
for Maue to flop the higher pair to eliminate "WhatIfPIOswrong".
On the next hand, Georgios Sotiropoulos raised to 10,500 from under the gun for Maue to three-bet to 30,500 from the button. The blinds folded but Sotiropoulos made the call.
The flop came 
, Sotiropoulos check-raised the 189,175 continuation-bet of Maue to 53,850 and was called by the latter.
The turn was the 
, Sotiropoulos checked again. This time, Maue bet 32,600 for Sotiropoulos to call again.
The river completed the board with the 
, Sotiropoulos checked for the last time. Maue tanked and then shoved. Sotiropoulos called for the 121,148 he had behind with the 
for two pair. But Maue held the 
for the higher ones to score the monster pot and take the chip lead before the break.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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845,762 | |
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Eliminado | |
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Eliminado | |
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