Maeda Takes the Chip Lead
Level 36
: 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Nicholas Seward opened 9,900,000 in the cutoff and Akinobu Maeda called off his 8,000,000 in the big blind.
Akinobu Maeda: A♠A♦
Nicholas Seward: Q♦J♦
Maeda woke up with the best hand in the game from the big blind and the A♣6♥4♦Q♥5♥ run out gave him a set of aces to double-up and take the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,200,000
8,100,000
|
8,100,000 |
|
9,900,000
-2,150,000
|
-2,150,000 |
|
||
|
8,825,000
-9,600,000
|
-9,600,000 |
|
||
|
7,200,000
6,650,000
|
6,650,000 |
|
6,100,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |