Aguilera Doubles Again To Take the Lead
Hand #43: Eric Ethans had the button and the 
. He raised to 120,000, and Jesse Capps reraised to 360,000 with the 
. Ethans stuck around to see the flop, and it came 
. Capps bet 235,000, and Ethans folded.
Hand #44: Nick Aguilera had the button and raised to 150,000 with an unknown hand. Capps was in the small blind with the 
and called, and Eric Ethans also called from the big blind, holding the 
. The flop came down 
, and action checked to Aguilera. He bet 240,000, Capps called, and Ethans folded.
The turn was the 
, and Capps checked. Aguilera bet 500,000, and Capps check-raised all in. With around 900,000 behind, Aguilera began to tank. After a minute or so, Aguilera made the call with the 
.
The river was the , and Aguilera earned the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,700,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
2,600,000
-1,400,000
|
-1,400,000 |
|
1,300,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |