Secondary Table Hands #170-175: Hesp Takes the Chip Lead From Sinclair
Hand #170: Jack Sinclair raised to 1,300,000 from the cutoff, and Bryan Piccioli defended his big blind.
They checked down a board of 
and Piccioli showed 
for the pair of nines with king-high. Sinclair, though, tabled 
for nines with ace-high to win the pot.
Hand #171: Sinclair raised to 1,400,000 from the hijack and won the pot uncontested.
Hand #172: Sinclair raised to 1,500,000 from under the gun, and John Hesp called from the big blind.
The flop came down 
. Hesp led for 1,500,000 and Sinclair called. The turn was the 
. Hesp bet 3,000,000, Sinclair called, and the 
river completed the board. Hesp bet 3,000,000 again and Sinclair folded. Hesp showed 
as he collected the pot.
Hand #173: Hesp limped from the small blind, Sinclair raised to 2,000,000 from the big blind, and Hesp folded.
Hand #174: Sinclair raised to 1,800,000 from the small blind, and Pedro Oliveira folded his big blind.
Hand #175: Piccioli raised to 1,350,000 from under the gun. Antoine Saout three-bet to 4,500,000 from the hijack, prompting folds from all remaining players, including Piccioli.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,150,000 | 5,700,000 |
|
56,275,000 | -500,000 |
|
32,275,000 | 1,350,000 |
|
25,775,000 | -1,500,000 |
|
16,700,000 | -1,500,000 |
|
13,850,000 | -3,550,000 |