Hands #1-3: We Have a New Chip Leader
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Hand #1: James Duke had the button. Andrew Teng completed from the small blind. Jonathan Dimmig made it 200,000 from the big blind. Andrew Teng made the call.
The flop came 
. Teng checked and Dimmig bet 210,000. Teng folded.
Hand #2: Bradley Anderson opened for 170,000 from middle position. Everyone folded and Anderson picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #3: Stephen Graner opened for 160,000 from middle position. James Duke reraised to 425,000. It was folded back to Graner who tanked for approximately 30 seconds before making the call. The flop came 
. Graner led out for a bet of 375,000. Duke pursed his lips while rocking slightly in his chair. He then made a huge raise to 2 million total. Graner wasted little time and moved all in. Duke took only a few seconds before calling.
Graner turned over 
and Duke was ahead with 
. Graner needed a four or ace to take the lead. The turn was the 
keeping Duke in the lead. The river was the 
and Duke has doubled up to move into the chip lead over Graner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,500,000
4,855,000
|
4,855,000 |
|
7,500,000
-4,505,000
|
-4,505,000 |