Ninh Propels to Chip Lead
Konstantinos Vatseris raised from the cutoff with Q♣4♣ to 550,000 and it folded to Hiep Ninh in the big blind who defended with A♠2♣.
The flop fell 9♥9♣6♥ and a quick check by Ninh followed. Vatseris continued with a bet of 450,000 and Ninh called to see the K♥ on the turn.
Ninh knocked on the table to check again and Vatseris bet 1,050,000. Ninh considered all of his options, counting his stack multiple times, to ultimately call again.
The A♥ river completed the board and Ninh checked for the third time. Vatseris wasn't ready to slow down and asked how much Ninh was playing behind before firing another bet of 2,250,000.
After about 90 seconds Ninh put the calling chips in the middle with the words "even ace-high I would've called" and his pair of aces was good to take down the big pot to propel himself in the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,000,000
5,300,000
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5,300,000 |
|
6,675,000
-2,200,000
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-2,200,000 |
|
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