Oliveira Increases His Lead
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Portuguese player Pedro Oliveira began the day as a chip leader, and he's picked up right where he left off. Now, Oliveira boasts a stack of over 400,000 in chips, and here's a recent hand in which he chipped up against Steve McNally.
After one player checked the 
board, McNally bet 6,600. Oliveira called, and the third player folded. The turn was the 
, and McNally tried firing again at the pot, this time for 11,500. Oliveira stood his ground and called. After the 
completed the board on the river, both players checked.
McNally tabled a pair of sixes with the 
, but that was no good against Oliveira's 
for top pair of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
412,000 | 43,000 |
|
41,000 | -25,900 |
, and Sullivan had the 
, and he doubled up.
and the nine on the flop gave Palmer a winning set.
and the action was checked to Lewis who bet 4,500 and his opponent called. Lewis showed 
when we picked up the action as Lewis check-called 3,800 from the small blind.
and that was no good against Raghavan's 
