McDonald Takes Lead on First Hand of Heads Up
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Level 32
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Mike McDonald raises his button with 
and Dominik Panka called with 
. The flop came down 
and action was checked to McDonald. He continued out for 350,000 and Panka slid out a check-raise to 1 million. McDonald called.
Fourth street was the 
and Panka continued his aggression with 1.4 million. McDonald called the bet and the river was the 
. This card gave Panka two pair but McDonald still held the best hand with a straight.
Panka slowed with a check and McDonald tank-checked behind. McDonald rolled over his straight and picked up the pot. McDonald has now moved into the chip lead with 16.4 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,400,000
2,745,000
|
2,745,000 |
|
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|
14,150,000
-2,750,000
|
-2,750,000 |
|
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