Nicolai Comes From Behind to Double Into the Lead
Level 41
: Blinds 750,000/1,500,000, 1,500,000 ante
Mengshi Tian raised to 4,000,000 on the button. Alexis Nicolai moved all in for 40,675,000, and Tian snap-called.
Alexis Nicolai: A♦3♦ 
Mengshi Tian: A♥10♦
Tian had Nicolai dominated with a chance to close out the tournament, but the flop brought 3♣5♠6♦ to give Nicolai a pair of threes.
"Three again!" Nicolai shouted out as the board ran out 9♠A♣ to secure his double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
82,000,000
42,000,000
|
42,000,000 |
|
68,000,000
42,000,000
|
42,000,000 |