Gupta Grabs the Chip Lead
Ashish Gupta is a permanent fixture in the $10-$20 fixed-limit Omaha cash game that runs every day in the Crown Poker Room. He's also become a fixture at the top of the leaderboard in this tournament.
Gupta completed an door card and was called by Gavin House, who showed the . The pair alternated the betting lead as their boards ran out:
Gupta: x-x /
House: x-x /
On sixth and seventh streets, House check-called a single bet from Gupta. At showdown, Gupta revealed in the hole, for a pair of aces for high and 8-7 for low. House couldn't beat either hand, allowing Gupta to scoop. As we head into the next break, he is leading the tournament with 28,000 chips.