Nitsche Extends His Lead
Level 16
: 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante
Gus Hansen opened to 515,000 from under the gun and Dominik Nitsche re-raised to 1.65 million on the button. Hansen called and the two went heads-up to the flop of 
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Hansen checked to Nitsche who continued for 1.5 million and Hansen called. The turn was the 
and Hansen checked again. Nitsche fired another 2.2 million and Hansen quickly mucked his hand. Nitsche raked in another healthy-sized pot to approach 30 million chips, way ahead of the rest of the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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29,520,000
8,320,000
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8,320,000 |
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|
9,250,000
-6,550,000
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-6,550,000 |
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