Chehanske Takes From The Leader
We have just had our first showdown of the final table, and it went to Jonathan Chehanske. He raised it up to 28,000 in middle position, and Edmund Liu was the lone caller in the big blind.
The flop came 
, and Liu checked to Chehanske, who fired out 30,000. Liu made the call, and the turn brought the
. This slowed both players down as they checked, and the river was the 
. Liu checked, and Chehanske figured it was safe to fire out a value bet of 45,000. Liu made the call, and Chehanske rolled over 
for a pair of kings.
It was good enough to beat Liu, and Chehanske took the pot to get back up over 400,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,490,000 | -70,000 |
|
427,000 | 75,000 |