Nitsche Takes Over the Lead
Nível 16
: 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Dominik Nitsche limped the button with the 
and James Chen in the small blind raised it up to 2,500,000 with the 
, which Nitsche called. The flop brought 
and Chen made it 1,700,000 to go, Nitsche double-checked his cards and made the call.
Chen also bet the 
turn for 4,000,000 and Nitsche called with his top pair. The 
on the river brought no betting action as Nitsche checked behind and took over the lead.
Chen had been the chip leader for a while, however, losing this pot cost him the lead and Nitsche assumed control over the table.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
33,950,000
11,700,000
|
11,700,000 |
|
||
|
24,300,000
-7,950,000
|
-7,950,000 |
|
||
and the action checked around to the 
on the turn. 
for a set of eights as he collected the pot.
and Ryan Riess called with the 
. Both players opted to check the 
flop and the 
followed on the turn. Katz folded and Riess made it 1,100,000 to go, the call of Katz followed.
river, the board paired for the second time and Katz checked once more. Katz checked and Riess now bet 1,700,000, which prompted Katz to talk through the hand. No call followed and the pot was shipped to Riess.
and the action checked to Chen who bet 800,000. Katz quickly folded but Nitsche called.
and Nitsche checked again. Chen fired out a bet of 2,600,000 and Nitsche called once more. The river was the 
and Nitsche checked for the third time. Chen shipped all in and Nitsche snapped off the last 8,975,000. Chen held 
.
and got through with it and then Ryan Riess in the hijack opened to 1,100,000 with the 
and Riess was still out front with his pair of queens. However, the 
