Peters Clips Reeves, Claims Chip Lead
In one of the final hands of the day, David Peters claimed the overall chip lead in a big hand against Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves in a clash between high stakes giants that left the latter biting the dust. A sizable pot was already created after David Peters had three-bet an open to 18,000. Behind him, Reeves four-bet to 44,000, the initial raiser folded and and Peters called.
Both the 
flop and 
turn went check/check. The 
on the river, however, made things interesting as Peters overbet shoved all in, effectively putting Reeves to a decision for all of his remaining 153,500 in chips.
It was a tough spot for Reeves, who burned two of his timebank chips before slapping in a call. Peters quickly showed 
for aces up, Reeves mucked his hand but was forced to show his 
.
With the pot, Peters moved up to over 600,000 in chips and claimed the overall chip lead as the day drew to a close.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
603,500
412,200
|
412,200 |
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Busted | |