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07-02-2009 17:30 UTC-12

Brikis Back On Top

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With about 450,000 already in the middle, the flop came {4-Spades}

{4-Spades}

{5-Spades}

{K-Hearts}

. Faraz Jaka checked, Josh Brikis bet 280,000, and Jaka called. The turn was the {10-Clubs}

{10-Clubs}

, and both checked.

The river brought the {2-Clubs}

{2-Clubs}

. Both checked again. "Ace high," said Jaka. Brikis turned over {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{Q-Hearts}

and nudged his queen forward, a nonverbal query as to its relevance. It mattered, as Jaka mucked.

Brikis is back to 4.65 million, just a bit ahead of Hawrilenko's 4.5 million at the moment. Jaka is at 3.65 million, and after a couple more successful all-ins, Keeton has chipped up to 1.8 million.