We have another member of the 10 million-chip club — Jeremy Ausmus, who after a recent hand pulls into a virtual tie with Daniel Strelitz atop the leaderboard with 50 players left.
The hand began with Scott Anderson raising from under the gun and Ausmus calling from middle position. The flop came 
, and when Anderson made a big leading bet of 325,000, Ausmus responded by shoving all in and Anderson called.
Anderson had 
for an overpair, but Ausmus had flopped a set with 
. The turn was the 
and river the 
, and Anderson is out.
50 players remain!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,700,000
6,890,000
|
6,890,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
came on the turn and the rail let out a collective gasp. Baumann would need to dodge a heart in order to stay alive in this tournament. Fortunately for Baumann, the river was the 
and the pot was chopped up.
flop, Merson bet 85,000, and Hille check-raised to 300,000.
. Paur led out for 565,000, and Gee called again. The turn was the 
. Paur took his time, carving out chips and arranging them in front of himself. He then announced he was all in, tossing in a single lavender chip as he did.
. Not kings, but still bad for Paur — Gee had 
, both players checked, and the 
completed the board. Both players checked, and Wong tabled 
. The 
peeled off.
and Salaburu continued for 150,000. Hellman made it 375,000 tot go and Salaburu called. The 
turned and they both checked. The 
completed the board and Salaburu checked. Hellman moved 475,000 into the center and Salaburu called. Hellman showed 
and Mahatan tried to bet one million, but did so with a string bet and it was ruled that he was only allowed to bet 500,000. Ausmus called.
for top set and Mahatan mucked. Ausmus was pushed the large pot and moved his stack to over nine million. Mahatan dropped back to 2.7 million.
fell. The 
