Chan Captures The Chip Lead
Wow. Just 30 minutes ago, we reported that Gnatenko Oleksander was 2nd in chips with 120,000. So you can imagine our surprise when we went to the WSOP website and saw that Oleksander was the 58th place finisher. We assumed it was a misprint, but when we went to the table, we saw that indeed his seat was empty, and it appeared that Terrence Chan was the benefactor of his downfall. We talked with Chan after, and he filled us in.
Action started with Oleksander on the button, and he raised it up to 3,500. Chan called from the small blind, as did the player in the big blind. The dealer fanned out a flop of 
with two diamonds, and it was checked to Oleksander, who bet out 5,500. Chan check raised to 17,000, and the big blind folded. Oleksander made the call, and the two went heads up to the turn.
That card was a non diamond 
, and this time, Chan led out for 17,000. Oleksander raised to 45,000, and it was back to Chan, who moved all in for 77,000 total. Oleksander made the call, and when the cards were tabled, Oleksander was drawing dead.
Chan:
Oleksander: 
Chan had flopped a set, while Oleksander held just top pair. Chan scooped the massive pot, and is now sitting on the chip lead, with over 150,000!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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155,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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Busted | |