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 |
|
46,033 | -1,026,776 |
checked around and the turn brought the 
. Brandt and Shakerchi checked to Stokes, who bet 50,560. Brandt folded, but Shakerchi called. 
river prompted Shakerchi to now lead out for 120,755, to which Stokes folded after some pause.
flop and Chalot continued for 23,520. "xMFPx" then check-raised to 84,000 and Malinowski tanked a while before 3-betting to 180,941. Chalot opted to fold, however, "xMFPx" then re-raised enough to put Malinowski all-in for his last 302,592. The online phenom known as "limitless" called and hands were revealed. 
river failed to improve Malinowski and he was eliminated from the tournament.
and Alavali continued for 31,343. "Kohlrabi7" called and Eibinger folded. 
for 89,760, which Alavali called. 
river. Alavali gave it some thought before eventually releasing his hand.
and action checked to "imGROOOOT", who bet out 27,225. Van Fleet got out of the way, but Koon had other plans with a check-raise to 123,090. "imGROOOOT" responded by shoving all-in for 703,515, which was enough to put the remainder of Koon's chips at risk. 
on the river improved "imGROOOOT" to a flush and eliminated Koon from the tournament.