Berkey Into the Lead; Imsirovic Gets Run Over
As we walked back into the poker room, Johannes Becker was seen getting up from his seat to leave the tournament area. Matt Berkey was the one dragging in a hefty pot and once he was done stacking, he had over 9,000,000 chips in front of him. That was by far and away good enough to claim the chip lead just moments after the dinner break.
Meanwhile at another table, Ali Imsirovic, who was the early Day 1a chipleader, found himself all in with pocket queens against the 
of Steve O'Dwyer. The flop fell 
and Imsirovic looked poised to score a double up. The 
on the turn gave O'Dwyer a flush draw to go with his one overcard and the 
on the river completed his flush. Imsirovic was eliminated and O'Dwyer scooped the pot to climb over 6,000,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,050,000
4,710,000
|
4,710,000 |
|
7,800,000
5,400,000
|
5,400,000 |
|
||
|
6,880,000
1,460,000
|
1,460,000 |
|
||
|
6,850,000
3,440,000
|
3,440,000 |
|
||
|
6,560,000
3,410,000
|
3,410,000 |
|
||
|
6,410,000
1,910,000
|
1,910,000 |
|
|
||
|
6,280,000
3,945,000
|
3,945,000 |
|
5,850,000
4,585,000
|
4,585,000 |
|
|
||
|
5,420,000
770,000
|
770,000 |
|
|
||
|
5,360,000
1,285,000
|
1,285,000 |
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|
5,150,000
-670,000
|
-670,000 |
|
5,080,000
-540,000
|
-540,000 |
|
4,460,000
1,985,000
|
1,985,000 |
|
3,950,000
3,395,000
|
3,395,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,650,000
2,535,000
|
2,535,000 |
|
3,630,000
2,580,000
|
2,580,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,440,000
965,000
|
965,000 |
|
3,400,000
2,580,000
|
2,580,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,980,000
-970,000
|
-970,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,900,000
2,260,000
|
2,260,000 |
|
2,540,000
-2,850,000
|
-2,850,000 |
|
2,300,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,500,000
-565,000
|
-565,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,260,000
-3,290,000
|
-3,290,000 |
|
||
|
660,000
-1,940,000
|
-1,940,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |