Luther Takes Down Masive Pot to Seize Substantial Lead
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
In a battle of early position, Nikita Luther opened under the gun and her neighbor three-bet to 9,200. Luther fired back with a four-bet to 25,000 and she subsequently faced a 54,200-reraise. Luther jammed for an effective 120,000 or so and she got called.
Luther was a favorite heading into the flop with 
versus 
. She faded an ace-high board as the dealer rolled out 
.
Luther tackled her opponent and dragged the 250,000 pot. She is now approaching 400,000 in chips with one more hour left to play on Day 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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395,000
155,000
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155,000 |
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