The Level 1 Chip Lead
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Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Radcliffe, Iowa's Mark Maakestad made two pair on the river to take most of one opponent's chips and grab the Level 1 chip lead.
"I got lucky," he told PokerNews. "Talk to me in an hour or two."
That luck continued when he flopped a set of sixes to take yet another pot and climb close to two times the starting stack.
Skill then played a role in his ascent to the top of the counts as Maakestad was seen laying down pocket kings to a raise on an ace-high flop. Apparently it takes a little of both to earn the chip lead in the first level of an MSPT event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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39,500
39,500
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39,500 |