Lhote Chipping Up on Sande
Level 19
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Pot-Limit Omaha
Leonard Sande raised to 30,000 and Joffrey Lhote decided to raise it to 108,000 next to him. It came back to Sande who tanked a minute and called
The flop revealed 
and Sande checked to Lhote who potted for 246,000. Sande thought about it for some time but eventually let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
605,000 | 373,000 |
|
360,000 | -264,000 |
flop on the table. Vincent Lam, in the big blind, check-called a bet of 30,000 from Daniel Negreanu in the cutoff.
turn, Lam check-called another bet from Negreanu, this time worth 80,000. On the 
river, Lam checked to Negreanu one last time, but this time Negreanu checked back. Lam showed 
, while Negreanu tossed his hand into the muck. Lam, who started the day as the chip leader, has only seen his stack continue to grow throughout play today.
flop hit the felt. McCullough check-called a bet of 25,000. On the 
turn, McCullough opted to lead out, firing for 40,000. Labous put in a raise to 105,000, and McCullough called. Labous moved all in on the 
river, and McCullough fairly quickly made the laydown, giving the pot to Labous.
when Lawrence Brandt checked in the big blind to Jonathan Dokler on the button who bet 35,000. Brandt made the call.
turn. Brandt checked again and Dokler fired 115,000. Brandt tanked before raising and Dokler shoved for 440,000, which Brandt immediately called all in;
didn't change anything on the river, eliminating Brandt from the tournament.
and the three players checked. 
and Grech looked at Taylor's stack before sending 115,000 in the middle. Taylor considered it for a minute and ended up folding.
turn. 
completed the board on the river and Brandt bet 40,000. Kolstad didn't take long to call, showing 
