Hakim and Chen Race For the Chip Lead
Nivel 31
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Jeffrey Hakim raised to 500,000 from under the gun, and Dong Chen on his direct left three-bet to 1,500,000. It folded back to Hakim who four-bet all in for his stack of 9,775,000, which Chen snap called.
Jeffrey Hakim: Q♠Q♣ 
Dong Chen: A♣K♣
It was the classic race for a massive pot worth over 20 million chips. The board ran out 10♥6♣8♦2♦6♠ and Hakim managed to hold with his pocket queens, to take the pot and regain the chip lead.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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20,300,000
9,000,000
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9,000,000 |
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5,800,000
-7,200,000
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-7,200,000 |
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