Budac Vaults Into the Chip Lead
Level 40
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Stepan Budac shoved from the small blind for 13,800,000 and Jan Kohl called from the big blind.
Stepan Budac: A♦K♣ 
Jan Kohl: K♦10♦
Budac had a chance to jump into the chip lead, and would do so if his big slick could hold on. A flop of 7♣8♥5♦ was safe for Budac, but the 9♠ turn made things sweaty as Kohl picked up a straight draw.
The 2♠ river was a welcome sight for Budac as his ace-high held on, which meant he was the new chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,600,000
14,750,000
|
14,750,000 |
|
||
|
17,000,000
14,800,000
|
14,800,000 |