Garcia Alba Closes In On Perez
Sergio Perez came in as the Day 1a chip leader and really started to run up a stack on the feature table, breaching the 800,000 chip mark at one point. However, just moments ago, he got involved in a massive pot against fellow big stack Pablo Garcia Alba.
Perez opened to 12,000 in middle position and Garcia Alba re-raised to 35,000 on his left. The action folded back to Perez who called to see a flop of 
.
Perez checked to Garcia Alba who continued with a bet of 20,000. Perez check-raised to 60,000 and Garcia Alba called. The 
landed on the turn and Perez dropped in another bet of 100,000. Garcia Alba still called and the 
paired the board on the river.
Perez checked this time and Garcia Alba slid out a bet of 200,000, leaving just 1,000 chips behind. Perez thought briefly but decided to lay his hand down as the two players are nearly even in chips now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
630,000
324,500
|
324,500 |
|
|
603,000
275,000
|
275,000 |