Pham Adds to Her Lead
Level 17
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Hong Pham took over the chip lead just prior to the dinner break and has been on a tear ever since. She raised to 13,000 from the hijack and Victor Ilyukhin called from the small blind.
The flop came 10♦6♥3♥ and Ilyukhin check-called a bet of 15,500 from Pham. The turn brought the K♣ and Ilyukhin checked again. Pham put together a bet of 40,000 and Ilyukhin stuck around for the A♦ on the river.
Ilyukhin checked for the third time and Pham opted to check it back. Ilyukhin turned over A♥8♥ but Pham held A♠9♣ for a better kicker to scoop another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
992,000
527,000
|
527,000 |
|
133,500
-39,000
|
-39,000 |