Jaime Staples raised to 115,000 from the early position and the action folded to Marcelo Costa in the small blind who three-bet to 395,000. The big blind folded but Staples took some time before opting to four-bet to 875,000. Costa five-bet jammed with the bigger stack for Staples to make the call for the 3,554,811 he had behind.

Jaime Staples:
Marcelo Costa:

The board ran out for Staples to hold with the aces to take the chip lead just before the late registration period closed.