Padilha Surges to the Chip Lead
Level 25
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Pedro Padilha opened to 425,000 from the hijack with A♦Q♦ and was called by the big blind Aleksejs Ponakovs with 10♦9♠.
Padilha flopped the nuts on the K♦2♦3♦ board, and Ponakovs check-called a bet of 200,000.
The board paired on turn when the 3♣ came, and Ponakovs elected to lead out for a bet of 500,000, and Padilha just called.
On the river came the 8♥, and Ponakovs went for a massive over-bet bluff of 3,750,000, and Padilha thought for a moment before making the call to take the pot and jump into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,450,000
5,250,000
|
5,250,000 |
|
11,525,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
9,575,000
5,175,000
|
5,175,000 |
|
||
|
5,625,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
5,300,000 | |
|
||
|
4,800,000 | |
|
||
|
3,350,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
2,500,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
||
|
2,150,000
500,000
|
500,000 |