Battle of the Big Stacks, Sheaves Comes Out on Top
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Warren Sheaves is the chip leader at his table, and he wasn't afraid to tangle with another big stack sitting across from him. Both players were sitting well over the 600,000-chip mark, and after his opponent raised to 16,000, Sheaves called from the big blind.
The flop came 
, and both players checked to see the turn bring the 
. This time, Sheaves led out for 18,000, and his opponent called. The river brought the 
, and Sheaves checked. His opponent bet 22,000, and Sheaves quickly called. His opponent tabled 
for busted straight and flush draws, and Sheaves rolled over 
to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
680,000 | 10,000 |
versus 
. The board ran out 
, and Picot eliminated his opponent which brought his stack near the 700,000-chip mark. With just over two levels remaining, Picot's aim now is to be at the top of the chip counts when the day concludes.
. Imsirovic then tabled 
for a pair of eights and needed to improve to hold on.
, sending Imsirovic to the rail. Chow has amassed a nice stack of chips and sits on a healthy stack worth about 40 big blinds.
, and both players checked to the 
turn. The big blind led out for 12,000, and Altman called. The river brought the 
, and the big blind bet again for 20,000 this time. Altman quickly called and tabled 
to win the hand.
, and Cada led out for 15,000. Brown called. The turn was the 
, and Cada checked again. Brown went into the tank this time, and eventually slid out a bet worth 44,000. Cada thought for a moment and called.
. Cada looked back at his cards and tossed them into the muck before paying the bet.
, Igor Zektser bet 100,000. His opponent asked for a count of how much Zektser had behind, then announced an all in. Zektser had around 122,000 more and instantly called with his tournament at risk.
as he flopped a set against his opponent's overpair of 