Cahill Scoops One Million Pot, Gathers Huge Chip Lead
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
When the action was caught the hand was already completed, but heaps of chips were in the middle of the table and were being counted by the dealer.
It concerned a preflop all-in situation between the two big stacks Seamus Cahill and Richard Berridge, with Cahill's 
still on the felt, together with a board of 
. Berridge's hand was already in the muck but was said to be 
.
It was found that the all-in was for 526,000 after the dealer got done counting the hundreds of chips. Cahill covered Berridge by a bit and thus got a full double-up. Cahill is now in possession of a vehement chip lead as the bubble inches closer by the hand.
On the other side, Berridge was left with just over a starting stack, worth less than ten big blinds at this point.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,062,000
597,000
|
597,000 |
|
34,000
-526,000
|
-526,000 |