Santerne Regains Chip Lead
Level 22
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Thomas Santerne opened from the button to 250,000. Chris Brewer reraised to 1,000,000. Santerne made the call.
Brewer led the K♠5♦J♠ flop for 550,000 and Santerne called. He slowed down and checked the J♥ turn. Santerne fired a bet of 650,000. Brewer made the call before checking the 9♣ river. Santerne then bet 2,700,000, leaving two 100,000 chips behind. Brewer went into the tank and deployed numerous time banks. He spoke out loud to himself while assessing his decision.
After a while, he flicked in the call. Santerne tabled K♠Q♦ for two pair and Brewer mucked his hand leaving Santerne with a sizeable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,500,000 | 2,090,000 |
|
7,000,000 | -2,090,000 |