Perkins Grabs Chip Lead, Doubles Big Through Rajkumar

Bill Perkins is the man of the hour in the London Hilton on Hyde Park as he netted a big double-up through former chip leader Vivek Rajkumar after tripling up earlier too.

It was Rajkumar who opened the action with a raise to 50,000 from under the gun holding . Chin Wei Lim called to his left with and an unidentified card and Perkins called with .

The flop promised fireworks and Rajkumar checked his option with his straight flush draw. Lim checked, Perkins bet 55,000 with his set, Rajkumar check-raised to 215,000, Lim folded, Perkins three-bet to 655,000, and Rajkumar called.

On the turn, Perkins shoved all in for 915,000 and Rajkumar reluctantly called it off. The river was the — "nice and clean," as Perkins would later say — and Perkins took the chip lead from his opponent late in the day.