Baumann Contending For Chip Lead, Shows the Nuts
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Around 120,000 was already in the middle as Gaelle Baumann and Alexander Shelukhin went to the turn on a board of Q?K?9?6?.
Baumann then slid forward a tower of blue 5,000 chips for a bet of 100,000 from the small blind, Shelukhin moved all in, and Baumann snap-called for 365,000.
Shelukhin showed 9?9? for a set of nines, while Baumann had J?10? for the nut straight. Baumann needed to avoid the board pairing on the river to earn the massive pot, and she saw the J? fall as she moved into contention for the overall tournament lead with that massive pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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830,000
545,000
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545,000 |
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30,000 | |