Glab Wins Biggest Pot of Tournament Thus Far to Assume Chip Lead

Chad Holloway

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

A game-changing pot just went down at Table 3 as a trio of big stacks collided. In the end, one would end with the biggest stack this tournament has seen thus far.

It began when Chris Caruso limped from early position and the ever-active Baitai Li raised to 15,000 from the button. Tim Glab called from the big blind, Caruso called as well, and the flop came down .

Two checks saw Li continue for just 12,000 and Glab responded by check-raising to 35,000. Caruso called and Li did the same to see the turn.

Glab kept the peddle to the metal by betting 79,000 and Caruso thought for a bit before making the call. Li thought equally as long and did the same, which brought about the on the river.

Glab checked and Caruso hit the tank. Eventually Glab called the clock and before the floor arrived Caruso checked. Lo then snap-jammed for around 175,000. Glab wasted little time in tossing in one-chip to signal that he was calling off for 151,000. Caruso then folded what he said was a flush and up-and-down straight draw.

Baitai Li:
Tim Glab:

Li had rivered top pair but it was no good as Glab had two pair. With that, Glab assumed the chip lead with 675,000 while Li, who at one point had 540K, was left with just 20,500.

In the very next hand, Li picked up aces to double, and the hand after spiked a three outer on the river to double again. Despite working it back up to 100K, his comeback fell short a few hands later as he ultimately went bust.