Rees Rises and Rivers Leinonen
Level 19
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
David Rees opened to 30,000 on the button and Santtu Leinonen moved all in for his remaining 245,000 from the big blind. Rees asked for a count before calling him off and putting his opponent at risk of elimination.
Santtu Leinonen: 6♠6♣
David Rees: A♠7♥
Leinonen was looking to hold with his pocket sixes, and the 9♥2♣K♣ flop kept him ahead. The J♣ turn was also safe for Leinonen, but his tournament life came to an end after the dealer peeled the A♥ river.
Rees continued to build his dominating stack, coming in as the start-of-day chip leader.