Big Blind Battles Gives Silverman the Lead
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst limped in from the small blind. Steven Silverman was in the big blind and raised to 92,000. Selbst reraised to 241,000, and Silverman flat-called to take a flop in position.
With over half a million chips in the middle, the flop rolled out with a pair of cowboys — 
. Selbst led for 155,000, and Silverman called.
The turn was the 
, and both players checked rather quickly to see the 
land on the river. After Selbst checked, Silverman fired a bet of 475,000. Selbst gave it up, and Silverman scooped the pot.
With that pot, Silverman leapfrogged Selbst to take the lead. He now has 2.75 million to Selbst's 1.925 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,750,000 | 650,000 |
|
1,925,000 | -575,000 |