Kornuth Retakes Chip Lead; Players Now on Break
Hand #55: Kevin Schulz received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #56: Schulz raised to 275,000 from the small blind with 
and Chance Kornuth called out of the big blind with 
.
The flop came 
and Schulz check-folded to Kornuth who bet 240,000.
Hand #57: Niklas Hambitzer received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #58: Kornuth opened from the button with 
and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #59:Kornuth opened to 240,000 with 
and Hambitzer three-bet to 525,000 with 
. Kornuth called.
The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Kornuth led out for 600,000. Hambitzer made the call.
The river was the 
and Kornuth bet 1,500,000 into a pot of approximately 2,500,000. Hambitzer made the hero call only to find out it was a losing call. That gave the chip lead back to Kornuth.
Hand #60: Diego Ventura opened to 225,000 with 
and was called by Kornuth out of the big blind with .
The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and they again checked. The river was the 
and Kornuth bet 100,000 with his pair of sevens and was snap-called by Ventura who took the pot down with his pair of eights.
Hand #61: Schulz opened to 235,000 from the button with 
and Kornuth three-bet from the small blind with 
and Schulz folded.
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,625,000
3,140,000
|
3,140,000 |
|
||
|
7,235,000
930,000
|
930,000 |
|
||
|
5,375,000
3,055,000
|
3,055,000 |
|
||
|
4,160,000
3,275,000
|
3,275,000 |