01-20-2009 23:36 UTC+11

Ben Charlton Claims Tournament Lead

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Scotty Nguyen making friends with our new chip leader, Ben Charlton

With 28,000 already in the pot on a board of {8-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

{6-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

{10-Hearts}

, Ben Charlton was faced with a huge decision as his opponent moved all in at the pot for all of his 51,250 chips.

In the biggest pot of the tournament, Charlton tanked for a long time before making the call. He tabled {Q-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

{7-Hearts}

for the straight and the lead as his opponent was trying to protect his set holding {8-Clubs}

{8-Clubs}

{8-Spades}

.

The river bricked the {3-Hearts}

{3-Hearts}

and Charlton's straight holds to eliminate his opponent and climb to a tournament-leading 170,000 chips.

Tags: Ben Charlton