Maue Take Chip Lead After Huge Preflop Pot
Level 14
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs raised from the hjack, Leonard Maue three-bet from the cutoff. Ponakovs then made a four-bet to140,000. Maue five-bet shoved all in. Ponakovs took a few moments before calling.
It was the largest pot of the day so far as Maue had the lead holding the 
up against the 
of Ponakovs.
The flop came 
. The turn was the 
to give Ponakovs diamonds for flush outs but the river was the 
to miss Ponakovs and give Maue the big pot to take the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,054,000
638,000
|
638,000 |
|
445,000
603,000
|
603,000 |