Luca Calls Higgins' River Bluff Sharpish to Attain Solid Chip Lead
Already sporting a million-chip plus stack, Ivan "Negriin" Luca played a chunky pot against Simon "Simon1471" Higgins (who dominated the early stages of this event) coming out on top and extending his lead to over 400,000 more than the nearest stacked player. Luca called Higgins' preflop button open to 21,000 from the big blind, seeing a 
heads up flop. Luca check-raised Higgins' min-bet on the flop to 37,500; call. On the 
turn, Luca checked and Higgins bet again, this time 62,040. Luca called. The river brought the 
and another check from Luca. This time Higgins fired 120,358, just under half his remaining chips. Luca called quickly, showing 
for the turned flush, while Higgins showed 
which had failed to dislodge his opponent from the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,551,607
1,551,607
|
1,551,607 |
|
|
132,280
-295,650
|
-295,650 |