Sagias Doubles Into the Lead
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
After the usual 60,000 raise preflop, Yuki Ko and Ilias Sagias headed to the flop of 
. Ko bet 85,000 and Sagias raised the pot, the Japanese repotted and both players got their stacks in.
Sagias: 
for a pair of eights, a gutshot straight draw and the nut flush draw
Ko: 
for two pair and the second nut flush draw
The 
on the turn improved Sagias but he didn't have the hand locked up yet. It was guaranteed after the 
river though and Sagias doubled up for 670,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,420,000 | 780,000 |
|
790,000 | -780,000 |