Ronconi Takes Lead and Leaves Gathy Short
Level 37
: 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Jeffrey Gencarelli raised to 1.6 million from the cutoff and Michael Gathy three-bet to 4 million on the button. Darryl Ronconi then cold four-bet to 9 million in the big blind. Gencarelli folded and Gathy called.
The flop came 
. Ronconi bet 10 million and Gathy called.
When the 
came on the turn, Ronconi jammed for 9.1 million, and Gathy thought about it but ultimately called.
Darryl Ronconi: 
Michael Gathy: 
Gathy needed a river queen but the 
completed the board to vault Ronconi into the chip lead and leave Gathy with less than two big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
59,000,000
28,100,000
|
28,100,000 |
|
||
|
57,900,000
-3,600,000
|
-3,600,000 |
|
||
|
15,200,000
-3,600,000
|
-3,600,000 |
|
1,500,000
-28,100,000
|
-28,100,000 |
|
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