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Pihela Sr. Regains the Lead

Pihela Sr. Regains the Lead

Level 23: 10,000/25,000 (25,000)
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Mikael Andersson opened for 50,000 from under the gun with A Q and Igor Pihela Sr. called from the big blind with K J .

Pihela Sr. nailed top pair on the 3 K 9 flop and check-raised from 40,000 to 80,000. Andersson three-bet to 175,000 but Pihela Sr. wasn’t scared off and came in with a four-bet to 600,000. Andersson gave up on the hand at this point and Pihela Sr. regained the chip lead after being awarded the pot.

Igor Pihela Sr. – 2.1 million
Mikael Andersson – 455,000