Costa Lays Down the Law(son)
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Peter Costa has taken the chip lead in a pot so epic it would make Braveheart look like a morning stroll.
With Costa limping in middle position, Scott Montgomery made up the small blind, only for Ted Lawson to raise it up to 12,000 from the big blind. Both Costa and Montgomery made the call.
The dealer peeled off the first three cards: 
. Montgomery paused briefly before tapping the table, but Lawson was less hospitable, continuing as the aggressor with a bet of 36,000. Peter Costa moved all in for 104,000 and Montgomery side-stepped out of the way. Lawson called.
Both players took a deep breath as they revealed their cards, Costa ahead with 
, but looking to evade numerous outs like a dodgeball champion in the face of Lawson's 
. This was a huge pot!
And so, onto the turn card...
Lawson's tournament life hung by the thinnest of threads...
River... 
A blank, and a pot the size of Texas made it's way to Costa! He now has 300,000 and surpassed Jonathan Little as the chip leader.