Daffina Races to the Chip Lead
Level 37
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Claudio Daffina raised to 1,100,000 in the cutoff, Jose Gomez Casillas moved all in from the big blind, and Daffina snap-called for 12,200,000.
Claudio Daffina: A♦K♦ 
Jose Gomez Casillas: 4♦4♠
Daffina needed to win the massive flip to stay alive, and he caught top pair on the A♥9♣3♠ flop to take the lead. The rest of the board ran out 10♦3♦ and Daffina doubled up yet again, moving up into the tournament chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,150,000
12,950,000
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12,950,000 |
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13,225,000
12,700,000
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12,700,000 |
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