Perkins Grabs Chip Lead, Doubles Big Through Rajkumar
Bill Perkins is the man of the hour in the London Hilton on Hyde Park as he netted a big double-up through former chip leader Vivek Rajkumar after tripling up earlier too.
It was Rajkumar who opened the action with a raise to 50,000 from under the gun holding 
. Chin Wei Lim called to his left with 
and an unidentified card and Perkins called with 
.
The 
flop promised fireworks and Rajkumar checked his option with his straight flush draw. Lim checked, Perkins bet 55,000 with his set, Rajkumar check-raised to 215,000, Lim folded, Perkins three-bet to 655,000, and Rajkumar called.
On the 
turn, Perkins shoved all in for 915,000 and Rajkumar reluctantly called it off. The river was the 
�� "nice and clean," as Perkins would later say �� and Perkins took the chip lead from his opponent late in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,300,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
1,400,000
-1,633,000
|
-1,633,000 |
|
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