Hands #72-74: Staats on the Rise, Wei Takes the Lead
Hand #72: Sung Joo Hyun raised to 775,000 in early position and Francois Tosques called on the button. The flop brought 
and Hyun checked. On the 
turn, Hyun bet 900,000. Tosques called and they went to the river.
The 
came on the river and Hyun checked. After more than a minute, Tosques pushed out 2 million and Hyun thought about it, removed his glasses, closed his eyes, and mucked.
Tosques flashed 
for quads and told his rail "quads" in French. They cheered and Tosques extended his chip lead.
Hand #73: Jon Hoellein raised to 500,000 on the button and Wei three-bet to 1.8 million. Hoellein folded and Wei won the pot.
Hand #74: Hoellein raised to 600,000 in the cutoff and Wei three-bet again, this time 4.87 million from the small blind. The big blind and Hoellein folded and Wei took the pot, giving him the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,800,000 | 1,300,000 |
|
12,600,000 | 1,700,000 |
|
7,100,000 | 1,700,000 |
|
5,200,000 | |
|
4,500,000 | -400,000 |
|
4,300,000 | -2,200,000 |
|
830,000 | -2,170,000 |