Gerlin Overtakes the Chip Lead

Yells of "LION!!!" were heard from Table 44 and Jermaine Gerlin had turned away from his seat to clap his hands in celebration. More commotion ensued, with yells that Gerlin had just taken down a three-way pot for half a million.

According to Nicholas Gee, Gerlin opened under the gun and received a call from Lawrence Brown on the button. Gee then defended his big blind and all of the chips got into the middle on a flop of . Gee had a shot to triple his stack of around 100,000, while Brown eyed a chance to more than double.

Nicholas Gee:
Lawrence Brown:
Jermaine Gerlin:

Gerlin was the least likely to win of the three but an improbable running came to give him a king-high straight. As a result, Gerlin earned the double knockout and pot which turned out to be closer to 400,000; but nonetheless, the man known as "Lion" has overtaken the chip lead. Furthermore, the pair of eliminations has brought the field down to 24, and three tables now remain. If the field is reduced to 18 before the end of Level 14, a hard stop will come into effect and end play early for the evening.