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Sticking to the Plan
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Before the start of Day 2, Chance Kornuth was planning to three-bet shove often or raise with the short stack to steal the blinds. That plan has worked out thus far and the American poker pro has increased his stack without any showdown. One table over, Sergio Aido just won a pot as well to move up slightly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
570,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
260,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
||
. Kornuth was flipping for his tournament life with the 
and got there on the river when the board ran out 
.
ended up second-best to the 
of Peng.
on the turn. Aido check-called the 
. The American had bet 60,000 and Francesco Sergi eventually called off to muck when Kornuth flipped over the 
. Sergi will be under immediate pressure now with just over 10 big blinds.
and held through a 
board to double up.
. Malecha fired 75,000 for half the pot and Kornuth carefully cut out a raise to 163,000 in order enforce a quick fold.
, Wolters showed 
. On the 
flop. Wolters led for 45,000 and Aido called.
straight and took the chip lead as Aido hit the rail.