First Pot to the Chip Leader
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
In the first hand of the final table, Manny Stavropoulos raised to 125,000 from early position and James Rann called from the hijack. Joel Douaglin came along from the small blind and three players saw a flop of 
. Douaglin checked, Stavropoulos bet 260,000, and Rann called. Douaglin got out of the way and it was heads-up action to the 
turn.
Stavropoulos checked, Rann bet 320,000, and Stavropoulos folded. With that the chip leader added to his lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,620,000
535,000
|
535,000 |
|
1,715,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |