Ngo Leaps to the Front of the Pack
Level 37
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Linda Ngo and Robert Rothstein were in for 4 million chips each preflop, then after 7♥A♣9♣ hit the board, the action really heated up.
Rothstein raised Ngo all in, and she made the call with her remaining 33.5 million chips, building the biggest pot of the tournament to date.
Linda Ngo: A♥Q♠
Robert Rothstein: A♠9♠
Ngo groaned when the players turned their cards over as she saw Rothstein was ahead with two pair, aces and nines. She wasn't behind for long.
The turn brought the Q♦ to put her ahead. The Q♣ on the river gave her a full house, and a chip haul that put her atop the tournament leaderboard with just 34 players remaining in the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
74,500,000
66,000,000
|
66,000,000 |
|
5,150,000
40,600,000
|
40,600,000 |