Telling Thiem

The chip lead has changed hands several times over the course of this level. Mike Heintschel was our most recent top dog, but his reign has come to an end as well.

In the last hand, Heintschel tangled with Thao Thiem in a big pot. The two men put in three bets each preflop, and the pot would grow from there. On the flop, Heintschel bet, only to get check-raised by Thiem. With nearly 70,000 in the pot, Heintschel surrendered his cards, shipping a big stack of chips to his opponent. With that, Thiem has taken over the chip lead at 185,000.