02-14-2010 16:06 UTC-12

Safina Takes Lead

donpeters

Giovanni Safina raised to 60,000 from the button holding the {Q-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

{10-Spades}

. David Benyamine called in the big blind with the {2-Spades}

{2-Spades}

{2-Clubs}

. After a flop of {10-Hearts}

{10-Hearts}

{6-Spades}

{6-Clubs}

, Benyamine check-called a bet of 90,000 from Safina.

The turn added the {9-Diamonds}

{9-Diamonds}

to the board and both players checked. The river was the {8-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

and both players checked again.

"One pair," announced Benyamine, but then mucked when Safina tabled his top pair for two pair.

Safina now has a slight lead with 1.24 million to Benyamine's 1.16 million.

Tags: David Benyamine Giovanni Safina