Chip Lead Goes to Seidel
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Erik Seidel raised to 400,000 from the hijack with the 
for both Joachim Haraldstad (
) and Francisco Benitez (
) to call from the blinds.
The flop came 
for Seidel to hit top pair while Benitez picked up the flush, and gutshots to the straight flush and straight draw. It was checked to Seidel who continued with a bet of 777,777 which only Benitez check-called.
The turn was the 
for Seidel to improve to trips for Benitez to bet 1,375,333. Seidel raised to 3,528,386 which was enough for Benitez to give up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,570,634
3,128,110
|
3,128,110 |
|
||
|
11,709,645
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
9,221,380
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
8,427,900
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
8,108,536
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
6,162,868
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
5,074,943
2,578,110
|
2,578,110 |
|
||
|
1,124,094
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||