Mader Raises, Takes
Phil Mader raised to 130,000 from under the gun, and the table folded around to Jan Nakladal in the big blind who called the raise. The flop came all clubs — 
— and both players checked. The turn brought the 
, putting a fourth club on board, and this time Nakladal bet 175,000. Mader didn't wait too long before raising to 375,000, and Nakladal only studied the raise for a few seconds before letting his hand go.
Although that was a small pot, afterwards Bryan Pellegrino (sitting on Mader's left) noted to him that he hadn't seen him lose a big pot all tournament. But Mader reminded him of one that he had. Indeed, all of the 50 players remaining have likely endured significant ups and downs through the five-plus days of play to get to this point.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,250,000
-950,000
|
-950,000 |
|
2,380,000
380,000
|
380,000 |