Gierse Takes the Chip Lead
Level 20
: 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
For the first time since one of the first hands of the final table, Anatoly Filatov is no longer the chip leader. Marius Gierse raised it up holding 
, and Filatov defended the big blind with 
.
The flop of 
saw both players check, and after the 
came on the turn, Filatov over bet the pot to 3,500,000. Gierse called, and he made a flush on the 
river. Filatov bet big again, 6,795,000, only to see Gierse move all in for 26,660,000.
Filatov thought for a while before folding, and Gierse takes the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,102,944 | 1,584,452 |
|
30,754,150 | -8,510,250 |