Pocket Aces Propels Vítězslav Čech to Among the Chip Leaders
Czech Republic's Vítězslav Čech has one of the bigger stacks around the room. Before the break, Čech thought he was firing in a preflop raise for 750, however, he didn't notice an opponent earlier raised to 900. According to the tournament rules, Čech was forced to call the bet.
Čech and his opponent were heads-up on the 
flop. Čech bet 1,000 when the action was checked to him. His opponent opted to raise the action to 3,100 which Čech called.
Čech's opponent led out with a bet of 5,600 after the 
appeared on the turn, which Čech called. The 
completed the board on the river. Čech's opponent led out again, this time for half of his remaining chips for 13,000. Čech had his opponent covered and reraised him all-in which he called. Čech shipped a huge pot and eliminated his opponent when he turned over 
for a full house while his opponent held 
for two pair.
Heading into the break, Čech found himself with a six-digit stack of approximately 102,000.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
102,000 |