Simoes Regains the Lead
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Hugo Pingray raised to 200,000 with the 
and Dragos Trofimov called in the cutoff with the 
, Marcelo Simoes came along on the button with the 
.
The trio headed to the 
flop that was checked to Simoes, who bet 360,000. Pingray called and Trofimov folded to see the 
on the turn. Pingray opted to check his top pair once more and Simoes made it 800,000 to pick up a call by his opponent.
After the 
river, both players checked and the Brazilian rail cheered as the pot was shipped to Simoes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,470,000 | 1,810,000 |
|
5,280,000 | -200,000 |
|
4,730,000 | -930,000 |