Hemming Doubles Through Luz to Take the Chip Lead
Tom Hemming opened the action with a raise from middle-position and saw Alex Luz call on the button and Brandon Shiels defend his big blind.
The flop came down 
, Shiels and Hemming both checked to Luz who took the betting lead by putting 58,000 into the middle. Shiels folded before Hemming counted out a three-bet to 180,000. Luz studied his opponent's chip-stack and after weighing up his options moved all in. Hemming doubled checked his hand before making the call and the cards were on their backs.
Tom Hemming: 
Alex Luz: 
Turn: 
River: 
Hemming had flopped top two pair and Luz held the nut flush draw so had plenty of outs to hit. The turn didn't help Luz and the river only improved Hemming's holding to a full-house.
Start of Day chip-leader Luz moves down to around 800,000 whilst Tom Hemming takes the overall chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
800,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
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