Brooks Going Downhill
Having started the day with the chip lead, Gregory Brooks is slowly succumbing to the swings of Pot Limit Omaha and as a result has moved below 700,000 in chips.
Earlier, David Chiu raised from the button and Brooks called from the small blind to go heads-up to the flop of 
, which they both checked before Brooks led out for 61,000 on the turn of the 
. Chiu folded and Brooks picked up the pot.
A full orbit later, Mericer came out with a raise from under the gun; again, Brooks called from the small blind before leading out for 52,000 on the flop of 
. Mercier called, then Brooks opened for 88,000 on the turn of the 
.
However, Brooks laid his hand down after Mercier returned fire with a raise of 208,000. Mercier is now up to more than 1.25 million after that hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,270,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
||
|
635,000
105,000
|
105,000 |