McVeigh Takes the Chip Lead
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Tan Hoang saw action folded to him in the small blind and raised to 150,000. He was called by Jay McVeigh, defending his big blind, and the flop came 
. Hoang made a continuation-bet of 200,000 and McVeigh called.
The turn came 
and Hoang continued, firing a second barrel of 350,000. McVeigh called.
The river fell 
and Hoang checked. McVeigh announced a bet of 600,000 to put Hoang to a decision. He went into the tank for about 35 seconds before making the call.
McVeigh turned over 
, showing a flopped top two pair that proved to be best as Hoang sent his cards to the muck. With the pot, Hoang now has 3.2 million, while McVeigh has 3.3 million and has overtaken Hoang as the chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,300,000 | 1,300,000 |
|
3,200,000 | -700,000 |