Blair Moves Into the Chip Lead

Eric Blair has been chipping up steadily and the last pot he was in put him over the 1 million mark. He is the first player to reach that milestone in the tournament.

Just now he was in a big pot against Jean-Robert Bellande. Blair had opened to 18,000 and Bellande three-bet to 51,000.

The flop fell and Bellande continued for 51,000, which Blair called. The turn was a and and Bellande barreled for 103,000, which Blair also called.

The last card out was the and Bellande bet again, this time for 140,000. Blair moved all-in, which covered Bellande who had 137,000 behind. Bellande did not look happy to be in his spot and took his time before folding face up. The scoop made Blair the new chip leader.