Keranen Vaults Into Chip Lead
Kyle Keranen raised to 60,000 from under the gun, and Marcia Topp called from the big blind. The flop came down all spades 
, and Topp fired 100,000. Keranen called, and the turn was the 
. Topp check called a bet of 175,000 from Keranen, and the river was the 
. This time, Topp bet 175,000, and it was on Keranen. He elected to raise it to 475,000, and after about 30 seconds of thinking, Topp made the call.
Keranen 
Topp: 
Keranen's ace kicker was good enough to take the pot, upping him to a chip leading 6.816 million. That hit drops Topp to 1.682 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,632,000
638,000
|
638,000 |
|
1,682,000
-1,178,000
|
-1,178,000 |