Morgenstern Jumps Into the Chip Lead
Level 16
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Joao Vieira raised from the hijack and was called by Daniel Negreanu in the cutoff. Action folded to Anton Morgenstern in the big blind who three-bet to 600,000 which only Vieira called.
The flop came 
, Morgenstern continued with a bet of 325,000 which Vieira called.
The turn was the 
, Morgenstern shoved with the bigger stack and Vieira called for the remainder of his.
Joao Vieira: 
Anton Morgenstern: 
They both held two pair but Morgenstern was ahead with the top two pair.
The river completed the board with the 
to not change things as Vieira was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,600,000 | 2,550,000 |
|
|
Busted |