Massive Pot Goes Reilly's Way; He Claims the Chip Lead
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
They say that in order to win poker tournaments you have to win your coinflips, and that is exactly what Timothy Reilly has just done.
A raise on the button from Alexandre Reard was met with a three-bet from Reilly and before we knew what was going on Reard had moved all-in and Reilly had called!
Reilly: 
Reard: 
Reilly flew into the lead on the 
flop and when the turn and river were the 
and 
respectively, Reilly claimed the chip lead and left Reard nursing a 740,000 stack. Reard still has over 30 big blinds so is anything but short stacked, but this hand really changes the dynamic of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
740,000
-1,210,000
|
-1,210,000 |
|
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