Nicholls Takes the Chip Lead ... Briefly


.Nicholls check-called Hawkins' bet of 50,000 before both players checked the turn of the
.On the river
, Nicholls checked, only to call after Hawkins open-shoved and the cards were tabled:Nicholls:


Hawkins:


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

, only to find himself behind Hawkins' 
.The board ran out




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