Saul and Lee Tangle
We struggled to catch the UK’s Oliver Saul in action on Day 1F, though he was one of the larger stacks on the day we could never quite manage to catch him in a hand. We caught him in one today though, and it was for quite a big pot.
We picked up the action on a flop of 
with close to 16,000 in bets, blinds and antes in the middle already, just as Canada’s Thomas Lee (middle position) checked the action over to Saul (cutoff), who fired for 8,500.
Lee counted out some chips, then added some more for good measure and check-raised to 23,000 in total to send Saul deep into the tank, where he remained for a minute or so before deciding to peel off one more card.
He actually got two as Lee checked the 
turn over to Saul, who checked it right back.
The 
hit the river and now Lee led out for 30,000 and Saul had a good long think about Lee’s possible hands before sliding out the call. Lee rolled over 
for a turned top pair – quite cheeky really when you consider the fact he check-raised the flop with no pair, no draw – and an unimpressed looking Saul pitched his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
179,000 | 59,000 |
|
114,000 | -101,000 |