Cream Rises to the Top
Niveau 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Even though there are over 2,700 entries in Event #5A, there are many notables rising to the top of the leaderboard. Most recently Matt Stout has been building himself a healthy stack.
Just now Stout was in a hand in which his opponent raised from early position to 1,500 and Stout three-bet to 4,000 directly to his left. Everyone else folded and the action was back on the initial raiser. He chose to call and they were heads-up to the flop. The dealer fanned a board of 
and the action was checked to Stout, who bet 3,200. His opponent folded and Stout stacked his chips quickly before heading on break.
Here is a look at some other notables that have built chip stacks throughout the day.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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54,700
3,200
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3,200 |
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49,800
49,800
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49,800 |
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49,500
49,500
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49,500 |
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26,500
19,500
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19,500 |
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