Freddie Ellis' stack climbed to more than a million chips about twenty minutes ago and he's not finished yet. He has the chip lead now after Ivan Schertzer tried to steam-roll him with buried sixes. Ellis, who had started with buried jacks, patiently called all the way until sixth street, when he picked up a second pair -- of fives.
He led that street, then checked the river. Schertzer tried one more time with a bet on the river, but Ellis wouldn't be denied. He called and was rewarded the pot when Schertzer couldn't produce anything better than his starting pair of sixes.