Hands #47-51: Gill Takes Over the Chip Lead
Hand 47: Kenneth Smaron raised to 175,000 with 
in the small blind and got no action.
Hand 48: Harpreet Gill raised to 125,000 from under the gun with 
. Denis Timofeev was in the small blind with 
and called, as did Jonathan Abdellatif from the big blind with 
.
The flop came 
and all three players checked to the turn, which was the 
. Timofeev checked, as did Abdellatif. Gill reached for chips but ended up checking also. The river was the 
and Timofeev checked. Abdellatif bet 335,000, and Gill raised to 1,000,000. Timofeev and Abdellatif both folded.
Hand 49: Kenneth Smaron raised to 120,000 with 
from under the gun. Denis Timofeev three-bet to 325,000 on the button with 
. Smaron thought for a minute and four-bet to 820,000. Timofeev folded.
Hand 50: Jonathan Abdellatif was on the button with 
and he raised to 115,000. Harpreet Gill was in the small blind with 
and called. Kenneth Smaron was in the big blind with 
and decided to defend as well.
The flop came 
and Gill checked, as did Smaron. Abdellatif bet 190,000. Gill folded and Smaron called. The turn was the . Smaron checked and Abdellatif bet 345,000. Smaron folded.
Hand 51: Jonathan Abdellatif was under the gun with and he raised to 125,000. Harpreet Gill was on the button with 
and three-bet to 425,000. Abdellatif called.
The flop came 
and Abdellatif quickly checked. Gill bet 500,000. Abdellatif folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,085,000
935,000
|
935,000 |
|
2,825,000
-575,000
|
-575,000 |
|
2,795,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
2,275,000
-495,000
|
-495,000 |