Lappas Grabs a Few
Aside from Tony Kendall's elimination in 12th, play has slowed considerably here during the last part of Level 20. One interesting wrinkle has most of the big stacks gathered on Table 440, while the shorter stacks are battling on Table 441.
Most of the pots have been small, although the most tense hand threatened to balloon into something huge over on Table 440. In that one Sonu Sharma limped from the button, Charalampos Lappas called from the small blind, and Viatcheslav Ortynskiy checked from the big blind. The flop came 
, and it checked to Sharma who bet 30,000. Lappas took a minute to think, then raised to 90,000. Ortynskiy then tanked for a while before calling, and Sharma stepped aside.
The turn brought the 
, and again after a minute or so Lappas acted, this time declaring a pot-sized raise. Ortynskiy tanked for four or five minutes before finally letting his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
508,000 | |
|
356,000 |