McMurray Doubles as Chip Leader Applies Maximum Pressure
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Liam McMurray opened on the button for 85,000, and was called by small blind Paul Herbertson before big blind Jed Turnbull announced that his chips - all three million of them - were all-in. McMurray called (for 1,170,000), Herbertson passed.
McMurray: 
Turnbull: 
The higher face-card pair held up over the 
run-out and McMurray takes over the top spot in the counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,400,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,940,000
-1,110,000
|
-1,110,000 |