Big Stacks Battle; Chobineh Emerges with Monster Chip Lead
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Michael Soyza raised from under the gun. Cary Katz called in the next position and Bahram Chobineh defended his big blind.
The flop came 
. Chobineh bet 20,000 and Soyza raised to 60,000. Katz quickly got out of the way and with the action back on Chobineh he three-bet to 190,000. Soyza called.
The turn was the 
. Chobineh bet 275,000 and Soyza called again.
The river was the 
. Chobineh wasted no time in moving all in for around 325,000. Soyza took up two time extensions pondering his decision in this massive pot, but eventually folded.
"Pick one," Chobineh said to Adrian Mateos, who was sat to his direct right. Mateos picked one and it was the 
.
"Better that than the 
!" said Joao Vieira. "Phew!" said Soyza before wiping his brow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000
580,000
|
580,000 |
|
355,000
-485,000
|
-485,000 |