Willis Takes Chip Lead from Wang

It didn’t take long for heads-up play to heat up.

Just a few hands into the competition, Michael Wang and Daniel Willis were involved in a large pot, which swung the balance to Willis at the end.

Wang peeked down at A♣K♥ and raised 2,500,000, which Willis called holding 10♦4♦.

The dealer fanned an action flop of 6♦A♠7♦, giving Wang top pair with top kicker, while Willis flopped a flush draw. Wang bet 3,500,000, only to see Willis check-call the action.

Then, it got interesting on the turn after the dealer placed 2♦ on the board.

Willis checked, and Wang bet 7,500,000. Willis responded with a check-raise to 16,500,000. Wang took his time before announcing an all-in bet, which covered his opponent’s stack.

Willis snap-called and tabled his flush, which had Wang drawing dead.

The 8♦ didn’t change the outcome of the hand, but the 69,600,000 pot gave Willis the chip lead and left Wang with 17,700,000.