Tollerene Gets There on the River
Roger Teska was having a profitable day on the final table, but that was until he ran into the train of Ben Tollerene. Teska opened to 1,700,000 in middle position with 
and Ben Tollerene three-bet to 5,000,000 in the cutoff with 
. The action folded back to Teska who elected to see a flop.
The dealer fanned the flop of 
to give Teska top pair and he check-called a bet of 3,800,000 from Tollerene. The turn brought the 
and Teska checked again. Tollerene fired another 8,000,000 with just ace-high and Teska called.
The 
landed on the river giving Tollerene the best hand. Teska checked for the third time and Tollerene moved all in, putting Teska to the test for his remaining 31,950,000. Teska used up a time extension but eventually laid his hand down. With that pot, Tollerene has moved into the chip lead as the jockeying for position continues amongst the final nine players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
96,925,000
26,200,000
|
26,200,000 |
|
89,775,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |
|
45,125,000
5,100,000
|
5,100,000 |
|
37,650,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |
|
||
|
32,525,000 | |
|
31,950,000
-16,800,000
|
-16,800,000 |
|
||
|
24,250,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
||
|
20,925,000
-6,900,000
|
-6,900,000 |
|
17,825,000
-8,675,000
|
-8,675,000 |
|
||