Masek Takes The Chip Lead
We caught the action on the turn with Alex Masek and Freddy Deeb heads up. The board read 
, and action was on Masek, who bet out 220,000. Deeb made the call, and they saw a river of 
. Masek slowly put together a monster bet, and slid it across the betting line. It amounted to 580,000, and Deeb thought for about 20 seconds before calling. Masek showed 
for the nut straight, and Deeb folded. With that pot, Masek is now the chip leader, with a hair under 4 million, while Deeb is in trouble, with one million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,965,000
1,055,000
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1,055,000 |
|
1,045,000
-1,130,000
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-1,130,000 |
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