Hands #93-98: Lewis Gets Massive Value With Ace-King
Hand #93: Mike Del Vecchio raised to 200,000 on the button with 
and picked up the blinds.
Hand #94: Espen Solaas opened to 200,000 from under the gun with 
. Toby Lewis called on the button with 
on the button and Huber got in for a discount from the big blind with 
. Huber and Lewis paired up on the 
flop and it was Lewis that bet 250,000. Both Huber and Solaas folded.
Hand #95: Lewis picked up 
in the cutoff and made it 200,000. Chun-Hyol Park called with 
on the button and Solaas defended 
. Lewis flopped top pair on 
and bet 225,000. Park called and Solaas folded.
Another rolled off on the turn. Lewis now bet 650,000 and Park called another street. Lewis' hand became even better on the 
river and he went for a big valuebet of 2,100,000. Park thought for a while and paid the bet off. Lewis claimed a huge chip lead after the hand, while Park tumbled down to the shortest stack.
Hand #96: Stefan Huber raised to 225,000 on the button with 
and Mike Del Vecchio defended 
. Huber continued 155,000 on the 
flop and Del Vecchio check-called middle pair.
The 
on the turn gave Huber a flush draw and he fired a second bullet of 475,000. Del Vecchio folded his pair and straight draw.
Hand #97: Lewis received a walk.
Hand #98: Solaas limped in from the cutoff with , Lewis completed 
and Park checked his option with 
. Solaas bet 100,000 on the 
flop, Lewis check-raised to 300,000 and Solaas called.
Lewis checked the 
on the turn to Solaas, who bet 300,000. Lewis wasn't going anywhere and called. Another check from Lewis on the 
river. Solaas tried it with a final bet of 750,000 and got it through as Lewis folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,645,000
3,565,000
|
3,565,000 |
|
||
|
4,315,000
-2,130,000
|
-2,130,000 |