Am Takes the Lead
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
While Bernard Graffouillere and Fadhil Farag ran out of chips, Rachid Am vaulted into the top spot after scooping a big pot against Imad Derwiche and Louis Linard.
Derwiche had raised and picked up both calls from Linard in the hijack and Am in the cutoff. The flop of 
was checked through and Derwiche then bet the 
turn for 15,000, which resulted in two calls. Derwiche also bet the 
river for 15,000 and Linard called before Am raised to 45,000.
Derwiche folded but Linard called to muck once Am turned over the 
for a backdoor straight as winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
435,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
235,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
115,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |