Hands #86-91: Kanit Extends The Lead
Hand #86: Chance Kornuth limped under the gun with the 
and Charlie Carrel checked his option in the big blind with the 
.
They both checked through the 
board and Carrel's two pair took it.
Hand #87: Anton Bertilsson moved in with the and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #88: Chance Kornuth pushed in with the 
from the small blind and took it down.
Hand #89: Charlie Carrel opened to 275,000 with the 
and Mustapha Kanit defended his big blind holding the 
.
They checked through the 
flop, but Carrel took it down with a bet on the 
turn, showing quads.
Hand #90: Charlie Carrel got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #91: Mustapha Kanit opened to 250,000 with the 
and Charlie Carrel raised it up to 700,000 with the 
.
Kanit called and Carrel checked the 
flop.
Kanit did as well, and after Carrel checked the turn, Kanit bet. Carrel called and the river came the . Carrel checked again and Kanit made it 950,000.
Carrel told Kanit he had ace-high, but did not fold right away, tanking for three minutes before eventually calling and seeing the bad news.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,100,000
1,735,000
|
1,735,000 |
|
||
|
1,725,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
1,710,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
1,635,000
1,585,000
|
1,585,000 |