Nielsen Into the Chip Lead
Level 32
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
With 1.66 million in the pot and a board reading 
, Daniel Nielsen checked with the 
from the big blind and Tom Middleton followed suit with 
in the cutoff. Nielsen checked once again on the 
river and then snap-called when Middleton took a stab at the pot for 800,000.
Nielsen showed his flush and won the pot to take over the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,400,000
1,650,000
|
1,650,000 |
|
7,400,000
1,555,000
|
1,555,000 |
|
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