Dinh Runs Away With the Lead
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Chip leader tome Dinh limped the button with the A♥Q♥ and Reagan Naidoo did so from the small blind with the K♣8♦. Aidan Jacobs in the big blind raised to 460,000 and Dinh came along to the K♦Q♣5♦ flop on which Jacobs check-called for 450,000.
The A♣ turn paired up Jacobs but he was still in rough shape. Jacobs checked to Dinh who fired a bet of 650,000 and was called. The J♥ river was checked by both players and Dinh's two pair were bigger to extend his lead before the next 15- minute break. Here is how the field is stacking up after the break:
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reagan Naidoo | South Africa | 1,100,000 | 11 |
| 3 | Aidan Jacobs | South Africa | 2,900,000 | 29 |
| 4 | Steven Radloff | South Africa | 4,400,000 | 44 |
| 5 | Cliton Taliwanth | South Africa | 2,800,000 | 28 |
| 6 | Anuj Sareen | United Kingdom | 3,000,000 | 30 |
| 9 | Tome Dinh | Vietnam | 11,000,000 | 110 |