Soverel Soars To Lead Before Break
During the last half of Level 9, Sam Soverel played two pots against Hok Yiu Lee to take a massive chip.
The first hand was picked up on a board of [KcQh4c], with Soverel leading for 8,000. Lee raised to 30,000 and Soverel called to see the [8c] fall on the turn.
After Soverel checked, Lee bet 35,000 and Soverel called to see the [Qs] complete the board.
With just over 175,000 in his stack, Soverel bet 90,000 and after a few moments, Lee announced that he was all-in. Soverel double-checked his hand, looked at his opponent’s stack, and called. Lee shook his head and motioned that Soverel’s hand was likely good.
It was, as Soverel tabled [KdQdTc3d] for a rivered full house. Lee flashed his hand to Soverel before sending his cards into the muck.
Soverel stacked up just over 450,000 and a few hands later he took the rest of Lee’s stack to eclipse 600,000. The players are now on their final break before the end of late registration and when play resumes Sam Soverel will enter Level 10 with a massive chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Soverel | 620,000 |
400,000  |
| Hok Yiu Lee | Busted |
-260,000  |
