Korik: Brave Call, Huge Double, New Chip Leader
Anthony Ruberto and Zachary Korik played out a 500k pot that saw the latter rise to the top of the counts.
The hand started with a cut-off raise from Ruberto and a small blind three-bet to 28,500 from Korik. The flop came down 
and Korik continued for 35,500. Call.
The turn fell 
and Korik slowed to a check. Ruberto asked for a count of how much Korik had remaining (235.5k) and then moved all in.
Korik took his time, muttering through the hand under his breath, and then called with 
. Ruberto was semi-bluffing with 
and failed to hit his straight on the 
river.
Korik's table mates were amazed at the call, and he sat their soaking up all the plaudits.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000 | 405,500 |
|
110,000 | -280,000 |