Beresford Doubles Into the Lead
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Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
![Conor Beresford](https://s.pnimg.net/E7mZ78izc6kmY9gjO7XI2sj946a9jSXR3sockEuno-E/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8y/MTEwLzI2L3g1ZTk4/M2MxNWZhLmpwZw.webp)
There was a raise to 5,000 and Conor Beresford just called on the button. Mason Pye re-raised to 18,500 from the big blind which got the initial raiser to fold but Beresford called.
The flop came and Pye fired out a bet of 12,500. Beresford raised to 31,000 and Pye stuck around to see the
on the turn. Pye checked this time and Beresford splashed in a bet of 66,000. Pye check-raised all in and Beresford quickly called off his stack of 211,500.
Conor Beresford:
Mason Pye:
Beresford flopped a set of nines while Pye was up against it with pocket queens. The paired the board on the river and Beresford scored a massive double-up to vault into the chip lead on Day 2.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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525,000
245,000
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245,000 |
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53,000
-257,000
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-257,000 |