Epstein Takes the Lead
Nível 29
: 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Matthew Gonzales raised to 400,000 and Alex Epstein three-bet the pot to 1,200,000 from one seat over. Once the action folded back to Gonzales, he spent some time in the think tank and eventually made the call for nearly half of his stack to see the 
flop. Gonzales checked and Epstein bet 450,000 to force a fold from Gonzales, who dropped to seven big blinds.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
12,900,000 | 1,500,000 |
|
1,400,000 | -1,200,000 |
with both players still holding aces. The turn was the 
giving Seidel a gutshot and the river was the 
and the two chopped it up
. Korkis checked and Chidwick bet 1,000,000. Epstein took his time, asked how much was in the pot, and raised to 2,800,000. Korkis folded and action was on Chidwick.
and Gonzales quadrupled his stack, with Chidwick moving ahead of Epstein at the top of the counts.
and both players checked to the 
turn. Chen checked once more and Epstein bet 650,000, which Chen called.
river, both checked again and the cards were briefly shown as Chen raked in the pot.
on the turn gave Epstein a set. Korkis would need to fill up with either an ace or a four, but the river was the 
flop, Mizrachi opted to check and faced a continuation bet worth 500,000 by Chidwick. Mizrachi called and the 
appeared on the turn, which went check, check.
