Laxamana Continues to Lead the Way
Level 30
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Gursimran Brar added some chips when he forced out Renato Villanueva and then defended out of the big blind against an under-the-gun raise by chip leader Marlon Laxamana as did Qi Xia in the small blind. They checked the J♥9♣2♠ flop to the 4♣ turn on which Xia checked again.
Brar now bet 55,000 and Laxamana raised to 140,000 thereafter, forcing out Xia. Brar pondered about it for a few seconds and folded amid some visible confusion.