Ilani Leads the River; Saad Building a Stack
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
Heads-up on the turn with the board showing 
, Ara Melkisetian bet 10,000 from the button as Ran Ilani gave it some thought before calling.
The river came the 
and Ilani now led out for 33,000. Melkisetian tanked for around three minutes before he tossed his cards into the muck.
At the same table, Rabih Saad has built a tournament chip lead-contending stack of 820,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
820,000
327,000
|
327,000 |
|
420,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
80,000
12,000
|
12,000 |