Blumenthal Takes Chip Lead
Eddie Blumenthal was just seen with a stack of approximately 715,600 with a few minutes before the second break of the day.
"You should probably hear about this hand," and "it was a very interesting hand" were some comments from other tablemates. Blumenthal chimed in and was more than happy to recount the hand, agreeing it was a very interesting one.
Pot-Limit Omaha
Blumenthal over-limped on the button and was part of a four-way hand that went to the flop of 
. Everybody checked to him and he bet 13,000. The two players across the table from him folded and the player to his direct right intended to call. However, he accidentally threw in an extra T$5,000 chip in and his call was ruled to be a minimum raise to 26,000.
Blumenthal then came over the top to 70,000 and his opponent called. The turn fell 
and went check-check.
The river was 
and Blumenthal's opponent checked. He fired a bet of 115,000 into the middle and his opponent check-raised all in for around 240,000.
Blumenthal happily called, citing his hand of 
for quad nines with the nut spades and now finds himself with a stack of over 700,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
715,600
529,300
|
529,300 |