A New Big Stack
From early position, Yashar Darian raised to 15,000, Douglas Lang from the cutoff re-raised to 38,000, Darian then re-raised to 138,000, Douglas Lang then went all in and Darian called.
Darian had 
and Lang had 
The board ran out 
and Darian scooped the huge pot to put him over 500,000. Lang on the other hand, who has been in the top two or three in chips for the whole tournament, is now knocked down to just around 200,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000
203,000
|
203,000 |
|
200,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |