Leah Has Been Hot

Mike Leah took the chip lead into the dinner break due to some stellar play early in the event, but one huge hand gave him a particular boost.

Leah got into a three-way pot with two players all in, and he took it down, knocking Ernst Stoller and Leandro Dirlewanger out of the tournament.

Ernst Stoller: K♠Q♠Q♦10♦ All in
Leandro Dirlewanger: K♥K♣J♥6♠ All in
Mike Leah: A♦K♦J♠5♠

While his foes had big pairs, Leah didn't need a pair when he hit trip fives on the flop and boated up on the river through a runout of 5♦9♥5♣3♠A♥.

Leah, who has a WSOP bracelet, and more than $3 million in earnings,