Vogel Takes A Hit
Donald Vogel started the day as our chip leader, and after a few levels of staying in neutral, he shot back to the top of our leaderboard. However, he has just taken a hit that has cut out a third of his stack. We caught the action on a flop that read 
. Vogel and his opponent got into a raising war that saw Vogel's opponent get his 200,000 into the middle. The cards were flipped, and it was obvious why the players got the money in.
Vogel: 
Opponent: 
Vogel held an overpair, but had to fade the straight and flush draws of his opponent. He did that on the turn, the 
, but the river brought the 
, giving his opponent a winning straight.
Vogel is still plenty healthy with 425,000, but he would have retaken the chip lead had he won the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
425,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |