Stern Takes Chip Lead
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We're finding it difficult to take our eyes away from Table 51. Especially after Dani "supernova9" Stern took the overall chip lead with over 1 million chips at the end of the previous level.
Stern, who's joined at the table by Eugene Katchalov, David "Gunslinger3" Bach and Luke "lb6121" Schwartz, opened with a raise to 14,000 from under the gun and "tonkaaaa" three-bet to 29,997. Action folded back to Stern who called to see a flop of 
. Stern check-called a bet of 32,229 and the turn brought the 
. Stern check-called again, this time for 75,666, and the 
landed on the river. Again Stern checked and tonkaaaa fired 213,336. Stern made the call with 
for a pair of queens and successfully picked off the bluff of the former chip leader, who had 
With that pot, Stern became the first player to hit seven-figures.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,136,693
351,378
|
351,378 |
|
|
512,175
-367,041
|
-367,041 |