Jonathan Jaffe Takes the Chip Lead
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Goran Mandic started the action with a raise to 50,000 from under the gun +1, and action folded to Jonathan Jaffe on the button. He repopped it to 112,000, and when it folded back to Mandic, he reraised to 252,000. Jaffe called, and the flop came down 
. Mandic didn't take long to fire out 200,000, and Jaffe stuck around to see the 
hit the turn. Mandic checked this time, as did Jaffe, and the river was the 
.
Both players checked again, and Jaffe tabled 
. Mandic mucked his hand, and with that pot, Jaffe is the new chip leader with 4.602 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,602,000 | 475,000 |
|
1,100,000 | -400,000 |