01-31-2010 23:21 UTC+11

Nicholls Takes the Chip Lead ... Briefly

[user135779]

Roland Hawkins raised to 50,000 from the button and Alan Nicholls called to see a flop that read {a-Clubs}

{a-Clubs}

{j-Clubs}

{7-Spades}

.

Nicholls check-called Hawkins' bet of 50,000 before both players checked the turn of the {3-Clubs}

{3-Clubs}

.

On the river {9-Spades}

{9-Spades}

, Nicholls checked, only to call after Hawkins open-shoved and the cards were tabled:

Nicholls: {a-Diamonds}

{a-Diamonds}

{5-Diamonds}

Hawkins:

{k-Hearts}

{q-Spades}

Nicholls took the pot down and took the chip lead, but then lost it two hands later.

Nicholls called Hawkins' all-in bet before the flop with {a-Clubs}

{a-Clubs}

{4-Clubs}

, only to find himself behind Hawkins' {2-Diamonds}

{2-Diamonds}

{2-Clubs}

.

The board ran out {10-Hearts}

{10-Hearts}

{3-Spades}

{7-Hearts}

{q-Hearts}

{k-Hearts}

, and Nicholls is down to 509,000 while Hawkins is on 741,000.