Mantel Takes Chip Lead
Level 26
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Ariel Mantel raised to 160,000 from under the gun and Nikita Kuznetsov three-bet to 440,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Mantel responded with a four-bet to 1,250,000 for Kuznetsov to fold.
A few hands later, Mantel completed his small blind and Kuznetsov raised to 280,000 from the big blind and Mantel called.
The flop came 
, Mantel check-called the 215,000 continuation-bet of Kuznetsov.
They both checked through the 
to the 
on the river. Mantel fired a bet of 450,000 over the line. Kuznetsov tanked for a while and then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,040,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
5,775,000
55,000
|
55,000 |