Nemeth Grabs Huge Lead in Battle of Big Stacks

Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Deividas Daubaris raised to 5,500 from the button and Andras Nemeth defended his big blind. The 8?6?3? flop was then checked by Nemeth, after which Daubaris continued for 15,500. Nemeth made the call, and the 7? turn rolled off.

Daubaris fired 38,000 more after another check from Nemeth, and the latter called again. The 3? river graced the felt and Nemeth checked for a third time.

Daubaris opted for a bet of 85,000 chips, but this time Nemeth did not put in a call. Instead, he raised to 250,000. A long tank followed from Daubaris, sliding his time bank extensions forwards one by one.

Eventually, he tossed in one chip for a call.

"Straight," announced Nemeth as he tabled his 9?5?. Daubaris' cards quickly hit the muck, as his stack was diminished by a great amount. Meanwhile, Nemeth took a big lead over the rest of the field, sitting on more than 600,000 chips.