Hand #73: Luca Pagano New Chip Leader
Luca Pagano announces a raise, making it 110,000 to go. Glen Chorny flat calls on the button, as does Isaac Baron from the small blind.
The flop comes . Pagano makes a continuation bet of 210,000 which is quickly called by Chorny. Baron folds.
The turn brings a repeat and Pagano fires another barrel worth 500,000. Chorny asks for a count of Pagano's stack and thinks for a long time before eventually calling once again as a huge pot develops.
The all-important river brings the . Pagano bets only 400,000 on the river - a smaller amount than he bet on the turn. Chorny makes a quick call. Pagano flips which is too good for the of Chorny.
After this hand Luca Pagano claims the chip lead with over four million chips!