Clements Takes Lead as Dinner Nears
Level 16
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Chino Rheem had built up a huge chip lead on the rest of the field at his starting table, but he has since been moved, and his stack is spiraling out of control. In the latest hand, Scott Clements raised to 6,500 in the cutoff, and Roman Valerstein called on the button. Rheem three bet it to 20,000 from the small blind, and Clements was the lone caller.
Rheem fired out another 20,000 after the flop came 
, and Clements took some time before announcing all in, having Rheem covered. Rheem frustratingly folded, and after that hand, he is all the way down to 116,000, while Clements is our new big chip leader with 490,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
490,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
||
|
116,000
-244,000
|
-244,000 |