Barkoff Takes the Lead

Level 34
: 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

On the turn with a board of Ken Barkoff (bb) checked, Sam Taylor fired 2.3 million, and Barkoff jammed for 28,550,000 total.
Taylor tanked for a few minutes, before finally making what appeared to be a very difficult decision, release his hand to the muck. He was left with ~15,650,000.
Barkoff chipped up to 36 million, overtaking Joey Couden for the chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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36,000,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
33,300,000
-1,900,000
|
-1,900,000 |
|
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15,650,000
-6,250,000
|
-6,250,000 |