Frank Kassela Overtakes Bernard Lee
Level 26
: 15,000/30,000, 7,000 ante
Frank Kassela is now the chip leader heads-up in Event #13.
"Does that give us the chip lead?" asked Shaun Deeb after Kassela won a hand.
Deeb came to cheer and coach Kassela once the tournament went heads-up.
Kassela won a couple hands in a row to finally overtake Lee.
First, he opened to 75,000, which has been his standard open for this level. Lee called. Both players drew one, and both checked. Kassela won with a 
against a queen.
A couple hands later, Kassela opened 75,000 again, and Lee called. They both drew one again, and Lee checked. Kassela bet 150,000, and Lee folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,230,000
487,000
|
487,000 |
|
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|
720,000
-537,000
|
-537,000 |