Saeed Cripples Kornuth
Omar Saeed opened up the action by raising to 40,000 in the hijack. Chance Kornuth came along by defending his big blind, and the dealer laid out a flop of 
. Both players checked, and the turn came the 
. Saeed led out for 45,000, and Kornuth clicked it back with a raise to132,000. Saeed tossed in the call. and the river was the 
. Kornuth assembled a bet of 210,000, and Saeed quickly called.
Kornuth rolled over 
for flopped two pair, but Saeed tabled 
for a better two pair. Saeed shoots up to 1.786 million after that hand, while Kornuth tumbles to 224,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,783,000
486,000
|
486,000 |
|
224,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
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