Hand #5: Nick Petrangelo Doubles Thru Dan Smith; Petrangelo Takes the Lead

Photo:  Nick Petrangelo

Dan Smith raises from the button to 160,000, and Nick Petrangelo moves all in from the small blind for 1,565,000. Mikita Badziakouski uses one of his Time Chips in the big blind to tank for a while before he folds.

Smith calls with , and Petrangelo turns over . Petrangelo needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

There is a ten in the window, but the flop comes , and both players flop a pair. Petrangelo remains in the lead with a pair of kings.

The turn card is the , the river card is the , and Petrangelo wins the pot with his pair of kings to double up in chips.

In just five hands, Petrangelo has moved up from the shortest stack to the chip lead.

Seat 1.  Santhosh Suvarna  –  1,645,000
Seat 2.  Dan Smith  –  2,885,000
Seat 3.  Nick Petrangelo  –  3,290,000
Seat 4.  Mikita Badziakouski  –  3,150,000
Seat 5.  Isaac Haxton  –  2,890,000
Seat 6.  Mario Mosboeck  –  3,140,000