Chalot Drags Massive Pot to Assume Chip Lead
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Action folded all the way around to the blinds, where Benjamin "BC1989RF" Chalot completed his blind from the small. Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira responded by raising to 55,893, which Chalot called.
The flop brought the 
and Chalot check-called a 31,791 bet from Ferreira.
A very wet 
filled the turn, and Chalot again check-called — this time for 143,526.
The river completed the 
and Chalot checked a third time. Ferreira bet 239,210 and this time Chalot check-raised to 984,000. Ferreira called and was shown 
for the nut flush, which was good enough to take down the massive pot and tournament chip lead. Ferreira was left with just 46,033.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,506,994
958,460
|
958,460 |
|
46,033
-1,026,776
|
-1,026,776 |