Aces for Arends to Cement Chip Lead
Level 30
: 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante
Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak raised to 500,000 from the hijack and Jans "Graftekkel" Arends three-bet to 1,625,000 in the cutoff. Action folded back to Novak who made the call.
Novak check-called the 1,146,000 continuation-bet of Arends on the 
flop.
The turn was the 
, Novak checked again and Arends continued with a bet of 3,850,560 which was called.
The river completed the board with the and both players checked. Novak tabled 
but Arends held 
for the higher pocket pair to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,317,026
6,567,160
|
6,567,160 |
|
10,428,849
-4,232,172
|
-4,232,172 |