Saturday, July 2, 2016 12:59 PM Local Time
Tommy Le is Having a Day
Tommy Le (pictured) began the day with 1,300,000 chips, the shortest stack at the table. He's now the chip leader with five players remaining.
In the most recent pot, Le opens to 250,000 in middle position, and Melad Marji calls from the small blind. The flop is , and both players check. They both check through the turn, as well, and the river is the . Le bets 425,000, and Marji quickly folds.
It's not a big pot, but it's the one that moves Le over the 6,000,000-chip mark. He's the first player to cross that milestone in this event.
Tommy Le - 6,250,000 (63 bb)
Melad Marji - 2,700,000 (27 bb)