Arieh Doubles Again Through Lau, Tops One Million
Level 11
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Shortly after Josh Arieh doubled up against Ka Kwan Lau, the two tangled in another massive pot that left Arieh the tournament chip leader.
Arieh got his last 515,000 in the middle on a flop of 
and flopped top set with 
. Lau was drawing to a flush with 
.
Lau completed the flush on the 
turn and left Arieh needing the board to pair to stay alive in the tournament. He got that wish when the 
fell on the river.
"Did Josh get lucky again," Daniel Negreanu asked from another table.
"He had 14,000. Now he's chip leader," tablemate Robert Mizrachi replied.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
690,000
|
690,000 |
|
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|
370,000
-405,000
|
-405,000 |
|
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