02-15-2010 10:05 UTC-12

The Qualifier Now Leading

donpeters

Safina grabs the early lead

Giovanni Safina limped under the gun with pocket fives -- {5-Spades}

{5-Spades}

{5-Hearts}

. Ian Frazer raised from later position to 16,000 with the {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{10-Clubs}

. Safina made the call.

The flop came down {10-Hearts}

{10-Hearts}

{5-Diamonds}

{2-Hearts}

and Frazer flopped a second-best top pair to Safina's set of fives. Safina checked and Frazer bet 22,000. Safina just called.

The turn was the {4-Spades}

{4-Spades}

and Safina led with a bet of 44,000. Frazer made the call.

The river was the {J-Hearts}

{J-Hearts}

and Safina bet 44,000. Frazer quickly announced a call and then saw the bad news. Safina tabled his set of fives and moved up to the chip lead, sitting on 512,000 chips.

Tags: Giovanni Safina Ian Frazer