Lakhov Pulls Ahead
Level 28
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
This has turned into a marathon battle, with both players fighting hard to stay in. Just now, Alexander Lakhov limped and James Worth upped it to 36,000, which Lakhov called.
The flop came 
and Worth continued for 55,000, which Lakhov called again. On to the 
turn and Worth slowed down, deferring the action to his opponent. Lakhov made it 69,000 to call and after a minute in the tank, Worth decided the best thing to do was fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
490,000
143,000
|
143,000 |
|
164,000
-143,000
|
-143,000 |
. Worth checked and Lakhov bet 13,000.
turn saw the players slowdown with a check each. Last out was the 
river. Worth check-called 17,000 and mucked when he saw Lakhov's 
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and there was about 95,000 in the middle. Both Dylan Linde and Phong Nguyen checked. 
on the river completed the board and Linde checked. Nguyen bet 35,000 which sent Linde into the tank. After about two minutes, Linde folded.
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and Lakhov check-called Worth's 15,000 bet. The turn was a 
and Worth decided to take the betting lead and made it 16,000 to go further. Lakhov called and the last card out was the 
. Worth bet again, this time making it 40,000 to get to showdown and that was enough to push Lakhov off the pot.
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on the flop to the 
and said: "I'm saving my bluffs for tomorrow."
completed the board and Worth barreled for 24,000. It was raised to 79,000 and Worth folded.
