Williams Doubles Into the Lead
Level 28
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
First to act, [Removed:208] raised to 350,000 with the 
and Derek Lawless called from one seat over with the 
. Antoine Labat on the button used one time bank and moved all in with the 
. James Williams in the small blind looked down at the 
in the small blind and called all in for 1,800,000.
The board came 
and Williams doubled through Labat, taking over the chip lead with seven players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,600,000
2,500,000
|
2,500,000 |
|
3,600,000
-2,100,000
|
-2,100,000 |
|
||
|
3,200,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
3,100,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
![[Removed:208]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
2,700,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
1,500,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
990,000 | |
and Antoine Labat in the cutoff folded the 
and Derek lawless came along from the small blind with the 
. On a flop of 
and both players checked. Lawless picked up a flush draw with the 
turn and he bet 250,000,
and Antoine Labat in the big blind held the 
. He checked the stack of Souki carefully and called. The flop brought 
and Labat checked. Souki bet 200,000 and Labat check-raised all in to see Souki call for 2.9 million.
turn was a disaster for Souki, as he was drawing dead to make the 
river a formality. Labat jumped back into the lead and Souki, who finished 3rd in this very event two years ago, had to settle for 7th place and £20,500.,
and James Williams in the big blind eyes his stack and jammed the 
in the big blind. Lee folded the best hand and dropped back to 17 big blinds.
on the button and Derek Lawless called with the 
turn, Lawless checked once more and called a second barrel for 375,000.
river brought no betting action and Lawless claimed the pot.
. The flop came 
in the cutoff and [Removed:208] called on the button with the 
. The board came 
and Kanji doubled for 970,000 to leave Lee with fewer than five big blinds.
board until the river and Labat bet to force a fold from Williams.