Caridade Soars, Lyubovetskiy Short
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
On a flop of 
, Ricardo Caridade checked in the big blind to Andriy Lyubovetskiy on the button. Lyubovetskiy bet 50,000 and Caridade called.
The turn came with the 
and after Caridade checked again, Lyubovetskiy fired 235,000. Once more, Caridade called.
On the 
river, Caridade checked a final time, and Lyubovetskiy bet 650,000, leaving himself less than 500,000 behind.
Caridade then check-raised Lyubovetskiy all-in, and the Day 2 chip leader frustratedly folded.
With the win, Caridade has passed Mike Watson for the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,700,000 | 1,200,000 |
|
2,200,000 | 625,000 |
|
480,000 | -1,140,000 |