Sanchez Takes Massive Chip Lead
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 200 ante

Ignacio Sanchez raised to 3,500 from early position and was called by the player in the hijack and Cliff Josephy on the button.
The flop came ![]()
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and Sanchez continued with a bet of 5,000. The player in the hijack called but Josephy raised to 22,000. Sanchez was the only one willing to call.
The turn brought them the
, Sanchez checked, and Josephy bet 36,000. Sanchez responded with a shove which sent Josephy into the tank. The ESPN camera crew noticed the hand and swarmed the table. After a while, Josephy folded.

Sanchez showed ![]()
for the turned flush and raked in the pot which takes him to the top of the chip counts with quite a big lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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623,000
159,000
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159,000 |
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329,000
146,000
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146,000 |
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