Chip Leader Banic Charges For the Line
Level 33
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Banic has led the action all day, and he has continued to do so in the latter stages. We saw a series of small pots go his way.
First, Ivan Banic made it 320,000 from the button with 
and got it through, despite Chikita holding an ace.
Next, Banic raised the big blind with 
next and and Croitoru check-called from the small blind with 
. The flop of 
saw Banic c-bet to 440,000 to take it down.
Banic moved all-in to take Chikita’s big blind in the following hand.
Banic raised to 320,000 on the button with 
and got it through another ace for Chikita, but Croitoru called wuth 
. He let it go on the 
flop, however, and Banic climbed to around 17 million chips with only 25.5 million in play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,000,000
1,295,000
|
1,295,000 |
|
||
|
5,950,000
-585,000
|
-585,000 |
|
2,600,000
-730,000
|
-730,000 |