Montoya Carves Into Montone's Chip Lead
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Diego Montone has just lost his lead atop the table after a blind battle with Jacobo Montoya.
Montone limped the small blind and Montoya checked to see a flop of 
.
Montone check-called a 250,000 chip bet from Montoya to see the 
on the turn.
Montone again checked and this time was faced with a bet of 700,000 from his opponent. After some deliberation, Montone called.
The river brought the 
and both players checked.
Montone showed 
for a flopped top pair, but Montoya turned over 
for a flopped two pair, which held up to win over 1,000,000 chips from Montone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,375,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
|
2,925,000
345,000
|
345,000 |