Hands #20-24: Nadim Doubles to Take the Lead
Hand #20: Stephen Chidwick limped from the button with 
and Boutros Nadim completed with his 
. Sam Soverel checked his options with 
and the three saw 
hit the flop. No bets were made on that street but Chidwick spiked two pair on the 
turn. Chidwick bet out 80,000 after the action checked to him, but he found no customers.
Hand #21:
Justin Bonomo started the hand with a min-raise from the hijack, holding . Nadim flatted 
on the button and big blind Justin Young joined the contest as well, calling with 
. The 8JA flop was checked to Nadim who fired 125,000 only to see Young check-raise to 270,000. Bonomo walked out of the way and Nadim folded as well.
Hand #22: Bonomo peeled 
in the second position and min-raised. Nadim found 
once again and stuck to his previous strategy, flatting in position. The heads-up battle continued on the 
board where Bonomo check-called 110,000 on the flop and another 125,000 on the turn. The river brought two quick checks and Bonomo claimed a sizeable pot.
Hand #23: Nadim opened to 55,000 from the hijack and Soverel re-raised to 160,000. Nadim accepted the price and the dealer dealt the 
flop. Nadim led big, making it 325,000 but Soverel wasn't ready to give up. He called and the appeared on the turn. Nadim shoved for 590,000 and Soverel took about a minute before calling.
Nadim:
Soverel: 
Soverel was in bad shape and the river sealed the huge double for Nadim who vaulted to the top of the chip counts.
Hand #24: Nadim was once again in the epicentre of the action, opening to 60,000 with . Bonomo called with 
in the small blind but he folded when Nadim bet another 75,000 on the 
flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
|
2,050,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
||
|
1,030,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
||
|
540,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
||
|
520,000
-915,000
|
-915,000 |
|
|
||
|
360,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||