Pop is Tops but Tadj-Saadat is Challenging
Mihai Pop has the chip lead on Day 1b after making the most of his table to move to 103,000. He's followed fairly closely in the chip counts by Raheem Tadj-Saadat, who just eliminated a player to make it up to 96,800 chips.
After the initial three-bettor to 8,000 saw Tadj-Saadat shove all-in for around 65,000, a short-stacked player called the all-in for their 15,000 stack and they folded, claiming that they had pocket tens. Tadj-Saadat turned over 
and he was well ahead of the short stack's 
. He stayed there on the board of 
and hit the nut flush by the river, but you can imagine what the player who apparently folded pocket tens thought as first flop and then river would have given him quads.
"Maybe you should have called, young man." said Tadj-Saadat in his usual understated manner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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103,000 | |
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96,800 |