Grafton Reclaims Chip Lead
After joking that winning any hand at this early stage would see Grafton “reclaim” the chip lead, the Brit has definitely done that after this early clash.
Steve O’Dwyer looked down at [8s8d] hijack in the hijack and bet 22,000, with Grafton, holding [JcJh], choosing to three-bet on the button to 68,000. Action was folded round to O’Dwyer, who elected to just call, leaving himself 24 bigs behind.
The flop of [Ks4dQc] saw O’Dwyer check and Grafton was happy to check behind to a turn of [7d]. Again, O’Dwyer checked and Grafton did likewise, with the same actions on the [2h] river seeing Sam Grafton reclaim the chip lead with the superior pair.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Grafton | 839,000 |
59,000  |
| Luc Greenwood | 788,000 |
78,000 |
| Mike Watson | 581,000 | - |
| Steve O'Dwyer | 238,000 |
-92,000  |
| Robert Flink | 145,000 |
-35,000 |
