Set of Eights Sends Crespin Close to Chip Lead
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
With already 75,000 in the middle, Hernan Crespin was first to act in a heads-up pot and put in a bet of 30,000 on a board reading 
. He was then forced to make a decision for his tournament life when his opponent went all in, covering the 120,000 stack of Crespin.
Crespin made the call and found out the good news when he saw his opponent was drawing dead.
Crespin: 
Opponent: 
The meaningless 
came on the river and Crespin collected the over 300,000 chip pot to put him near the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
315,000 | 315,000 |