Ilk Grabs the Chip Lead
Level 36
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Ronald Lane bet 2,300,000 from the small blind and was met with a raise to 4,600,000 from Klaus Ilk in the big blind.
Both players checked to the river with the board reading Q♣Q♠4♠9♣A♣ and Ilk bet 2,000,000. "Did I let you get there?" Lane asked. After a couple of minutes, Lane made the call to see the bad news. Ilk turned over A♥7♥ to river top pair while Lane revealed pocket jacks.
The Austrian Ilk came into the day as the shortest stack out of 13 players with only eight big blinds. Ilk now has all the momentum to claim the Bracelet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,500,000
8,500,000
|
8,500,000 |
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|
26,500,000
-7,000,000
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-7,000,000 |