"serggorelyi7" Takes the Chip Lead
Hand #1: "Leqenden" raised to 1 million on the button and "serggorelyi7" defended their big blind. The flop came 
and "serggorelyi7" checked. "Leqenden" made a continuation-bet of 2.43 million. "serggorelyi7" called.
Action then checked through both the turn 
and river 
to take the hand to showdown.
"serggorelyi7" showed 
, having called the flop with an open-ended straight draw that became a pair of fives. "Leqenden" mucked, bringing "serggorelyi7" over 20 million in chips.
Hand #2: On the following hand, "serggorelyi7" raised to 1.5 million in the small blind and "Leqenden" defended their big blind. The flop fell 
and "serggorelyi7" made a continuation-bet of 1 million. "Leqenden" called.
Both players checked the turn 
and the river came 
. "serggorelyi7" bet 1.6 million and "Leqenden" called.
"serggorelyi7" showed 
and won their second consecutive showdown as "Leqenden" was unable to beat their eights up, taking them to 24.9 million and overtaking the chip lead in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,962,512
14,091,875
|
14,091,875 |
|
18,537,064
-9,834,375
|
-9,834,375 |
|
|
12,200,424
-5,482,500
|
-5,482,500 |