Hands #48-52: Schulman Into the Lead
Hand #48: Nick Schulman opened to 800,000 and Brandon Adams three-bet to 2,500,000 from the button. Schulman four-bet all in for 9,180,000 and Adams folded.
Hand #49: Dominik Nitsche limped on the button. Igor Kurganov limped in the small blind and Keith Tilston checked his big blind.
The flop was 
and the three players checked. The turn was the 
. Kurganov checked to Tilston who bet 800,000. Nitsche called and Kurganov folded.
The river was the 
. Tilston bet 1,200,000 and Nitsche used a time extension before folding.
Hand #50: Kurganov raised to 900,000 and took down the pot.
Hand #51: Tilston raised to 900,000 and took down the pot.
Hand #52: Tilston raised to 800,000 and Schulman called on the button. Adams called in the big blind and the flop came 
. It checked to Schulman who bet 900,000 and Tilston was the only caller.
The turn brought the 
and Tilston checked again. Schulman bet 2,400,000 and Tilston folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,800,000 | 5,600,000 |
|
13,900,000 | 700,000 |
|
12,900,000 | -200,000 |
|
6,800,000 | -3,700,000 |
|
6,200,000 | -1,000,000 |
|
4,900,000 | -1,400,000 |