Hands #70-71: Jason Christopher Takes the Lead Away From Daniyal Gheba For the First Time

Photo:  New chipleader Jason Christopher has only one live poker tournament cash on his record before this final table.

HAND #70  –  Daniyal Gheba raises from the cutoff to 800,000, Jason Christopher reraises from the small blind to 2,800,000, and Gheba folds. Christopher takes the pot.

HAND #71  –  Jason Christopher raises from the button to 1,000,000, and Daniyal Gheba calls from the big blind.

Both players check to the turn on a board of , Gheba bets 800,000, and Christopher calls.

The river card is the , and both players check. Christopher shows to win the pot with two pair, nines and eights, and Gheba mucks.

Jason Christopher  –  15,075,000  (38 bb)
Daniyal Gheba  –  12,200,000  (31 bb)

With this pot, Christopher takes the chip lead, the first time at this final table it was anyone other than Gheba.