Stephens Wins Massive Pot to Take the Chip Lead
Level 12
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Action was picked up on the flop with the board showing 5♥Q♠5♠ and roughly 250,000 in the pot.
Joao Simao was facing a bet of 50,000 from Kent Stephens, before he decided to go with a massive raise, for all of the 529,000 chips in Stephens's stack. Stephens took his time, before making the call, for a pot that was well over 1,000,000 chips.
Joao Simao: 10♠7♠ 
Kent Stephens: A♠3♠
What was by far the biggest pot of the tournament, neither player had a pair, as Stephens had Simao dominated with the better flush draw.
The board ran out 4♥ on the turn, and 2♥ on the river give to Stephens a wheel and the massive pot to take the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,280,000
700,000
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700,000 |
|
15,000
595,000
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595,000 |
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