Lucky Sevens Give Ball Early Lead
Scott Ball just won the first big pot of the day. He opened from the cutoff with 
and Jason Mercier called from the button holding 
. Xuan Liu put in a three-bet from the small blind with 
and both Ball and Mercier called.
The 
flop gave Ball a set of sevens, while Liu made top pair. Liu continued for 2,746 and Ball was the only caller. Both players checked the 
turn.
The river was the 
and Liu fired out a bet of 6,244. Ball wasn't impressed by that bet and went all-in for 20,227. Liu folded and Ball was the early chipleader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000 | 13,000 |
|
14,200 | -10,800 |