Chobineh Back in the Lead
Kai Lehto raised to 35,000 in the cutoff and Goran Mandic three-bet the button to 110,000, which Lehto called. On the 
flop, both players checked and Lehto bet the 
turn for 110,000 to force a fold from Mandic.
Over on table two, Dario Sammartino made it 35,000 to go from the button and Bahram Chobineh three-bet the very same amount, making it 110,000 to go from the small blind. Sammartino came along and they saw a flop of 
. Chobineh continued for 55,000 and was called.
On the 
turn both players checked and the 
appeared on the river. Chobineh bet 60,000 and Sammartino announced a raise to 320,000 with 165,000 behind. Chobineh's shot clock had reached five seconds when he called and rolled over 
.
"That's a good call," Sammartino said, tapped the table and mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000 | 275,000 |
|
1,050,000 | 125,000 |
|
420,000 | 10,000 |
|
165,000 | -485,000 |