Valerstein Takes The Lead
There's a new chip leader in the building and his name is Roman Valerstein.
Just as we were counting up his stack, which was about 570,000, he became involved in a pot. Action folded to him in the cutoff and he raised to 10,500. The player in the small blind came over the top to what looked to be about 27,000. A call from Valerstein landed an 
flop.
The small blind bet 29,000 and after about 10 seconds, Valerstein re-raised to about 75,000. A shove from the small blind for about 170,000 came next and Valerstein shrugged as he called. He turned over 
, behind but favored to prevail against his opponent's 
.
The 
on the turn locked it up for Valerstein to send him to the top of the chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
775,000
205,000
|
205,000 |