Wakeman Retakes the Chip Lead
Level 20
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Matt Wakeman limped in from the small blind and in the big blind, Dejan Boskovic raised, making it 105,000. Back on Wakeman and he thought about it for a bit before raising and making it 360,000. Boskovic thought it over for a bit, then called.
The flop was 
and Wakeman put out a continuation bet of 275,000. Boskovic made a face and folded his hand, allowing Wakeman to retake the chip lead.
From the stream, Wakeman was revealed to be holding 
for a pure bluff.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,400,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
2,000,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
and Wakeman bet out 35,000. Boskovic called. 
and Wakeman slid out a larger bet totaling 145,000. Boskovic called almost immediately. 
on the river before Wakeman flipped over his 
for two pair. 
and both players opted to check to see the 
on the turn. There, Dhingra checked again. Wakeman put out a bet, making it 65,000. Dhingra just called. 
river, Dhingra checked for a third time. Wakeman put out a bet of 155,000. Dhingra mulled it over for a bit then shoved all in. Wakeman thought it over but folded so Dhingra was able to take down the pot. After taking own the pot, Dhingra moved over 900,000 chips while Wakeman slipped out of the chip lead. 
for a flopped straight.
turn Dhingra check-called a follow-up bet of 180,000 before the 
dropped on the river. 
for two-pair would get rivered by Wakeman's 
making a straight on the river for the winning hand.
and Dhingra made three-queens to send McCully to the rail in fourth place. For his deep run, McCully takes home $85,332 after laddering up several times with his short stack.
which did bring a bit of a sweat on the turn, as Lau picked up a flush draw, but it was for naught as Boskovic held on, making two pair on the river to send Lau to the rail in 6th place. For his run, Lau will take down $48,889 for his run.
but Lau's cards couldn't be seen.