€6,000 High Roller: Wheeler Takes the Lead
Jason Wheeler has taken a chip advantage over Jack Salter, after the two played a big pot just now.
We arrived as the board was already out: 
. Salter checked to Wheeler, and the American made a hefty bet of 465,000. Salter tanked for quite some time, before folding. Salter mumbled Wheeler must've had a straight, but Wheeler didn't show or say anything.
The next hand, Salter opened the button for 85,000 and Wheeler made the call. On the flop of 
, Wheeler check-called a bet of 90,000. Both players checked the 
on the turn, and the 
completed the board on the river. Wheeler checked again, and Salter bet 180,000. Wheeler announced "call" without physically putting any chips in the pot. Salter admitted to not having much of anything, and Wheeler showed the 
to take it down.
With those two pots, Wheeler has taken the lead in the heads-up match. Wheeler now has 2.1 million of the 3.8 million in play, Salter has the remaining 1.7 million. Blinds are still 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante.