Devilfish Takes Over the Chip Lead
On the bubble, David "Devilfish" Ulliott was one of the short stacks. Now he is the chip leader.
It happened when action folded to Ulliott in the cutoff and he opened for 35,000. Defending champ Talal Shakerchi called from the button, Jason Lavallee came along from the big blind, and three players took a flop of 
. Lavallee checked, Ulliott bet 35,000, and Shakerchi called. After Lavallee got out of the way, the dealer burned and turned the 
. Ulliott checked and Shakerchi slid out 80,000.
During all of this Ulliott had been quietly singing Frank Sinatra's My Way, much to the displeasure of Lavallee. Eventually he check-raised to 180,000, and it was Shakerchi's time to think about it. While being serenaded, Shakerchi put in a stack of blue T5,000 chips for a call, which brought about the 
river.
"Let me think how much I can bluff without committing myself," Ulliott said before settling on 150,000. Shakerchi snap-called. "I've got a five," Ulliott said and tabled the 
. Shakerchi mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
950,000
676,000
|
676,000 |
|
260,000
-440,000
|
-440,000 |