Jorstad Doubles Into Chip Lead in Massive Cooler
Level 36
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Espen Jorstad opened to 1,600,000 under the gun and Tom Kunze three-bet to 5,200,000 in middle position. Action folded back to Jorstad who four-bet to 11,800,000, and Kunze five-bet jammed after a minute of deliberation. Jorstad snap-called for his stack of 43,700,000.
Espen Jorstad:
Tom Kunze:
Jorstad found himself in an amazing spot, although the flop brought a sweat by giving Kunze a gutshot draw to Broadway. The turn left Jorstad just needing to fade a ten, and the completed the board as the Norwegian player's rail exploded while he took the biggest pot of the tournament thus far to move into the chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Espen Jorstad | 89,400,000 | 45,700,000 |
Tom Kunze | 24,800,000 | -43,700,000 |