Kovac's Turn at the Top
Level 16
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The chips are flying in the Event Center and the money bubble is rapidly approaching. The field is thinning down and once again the chip lead has changed hands.
Fikret Kovac is now out in front with 840,000 and Borgata tournament regular Larry Abrams is right on his heels with 800,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
840,000
770,300
|
770,300 |
|
800,000
768,500
|
768,500 |
|
775,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
760,000
712,000
|
712,000 |
|
||
|
750,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
but would need to improve against the 
of Maloney.
and Maloney's pocket kings held up to earn him the double up with less than one level of play left in the night.
