Salter Takes the Lead
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
On the tail end of a big pot between Jack Salter and Leonardo Patacconi, the completed board showed 
and Salter bet 855,000 into a pot of more than 1.5 million. Patacconi gave it some thought and eventually called, then mucked when he was shown the 
.
Preflop, Salter had raised to 125,000 and Patacconi three-bet to 400,000, which Salter called. Both checked the flop and then Salter bet the turn for 375,000 and fired the river.
"You would have lost more if I had raised preflop," Salter added while dragging in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,100,000
1,620,000
|
1,620,000 |
|
1,950,000
-1,600,000
|
-1,600,000 |