Machado Pulls Into a Virtual Tie For the Chip Lead
Level 21
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Ruben Lopes raised to 120,000 in the cutoff and Hugo Machado called with K♦J♦ in the big blind.
The Q♦10♦9♠ flop gave Machado the nut straight and a flush draw. Both players checked to the 7♠ turn, where Machado bet 410,000. Lopes folded A♠9♣.
Lopes then opened to 120,000 in the hijack before Gabriel Tavares three-bet to 500,000 in the cutoff. Machado called in the small blind, while Lopes got out of the way.
Tavares and Machado checked down the A♠J♣4♣4♦2♦ board, and Machado turned over Q♠Q♥. Tavares mucked 9♠9♦ and Machado took another pot, pulling virtually even with Lopes for the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,200,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
3,200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
|
455,000
525,000
|
525,000 |