News from the Top of the Leaderboard
![Shamus](https://pnimg.net/w/avatar/2/484/17cbf8d751.jpg)
![Dragan Galic (from Day 1b)](https://s.pnimg.net/3i5qkCrNbCgaJi-odgVanikLfMzUbo6GZEUUHzHOQHA/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/My8yOS94NTI3ZDRm/NWJkYy5qcGc.webp)
Mihalyo Demidenko has accumulated a few more chips, moving up to 172,000 and into the lead.
Just behind him is Viktor Ivanov. Ivanov was just in a small hand with "Miami" John Cernuto. Both checked the
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![{K-Diamonds}](/img/cards/kd.gif)
![{10-Spades}](/img/cards/10s.gif)
![{4-Spades}](/img/cards/4s.gif)
Over at Table 3, a player in the hijack limped, Alexander Rykov called from the small blind, then Dragan Galic raised to 5,500 from the big blind, prompting both opponents to fold. When tossing the cards dealerward, Galic tried to throw them face up. The
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Galic has reason to smile, having built up to 158,000. Rykov, meanwhile, has struggled so far today, slipping to 74,000.