Chris Brewer Vaults into the Chip Lead

With the board reading [8c7c5h], action checked to Chris Brewer on the button, and he bet 8,000. David Peters and Cary Katz called.
The dealer burned and turned the [3h] and action checked to Brewer, who bet 40,000. Peters folded, and Katz used a time extension before he called.
The river [2c] completed the board and action checked through.
Katz tabled [7h6h] for a pair of sevens, but Brewer tabled [9x6x] for the flopped straight to collect the pot.
Player | Chips | Change |
---|---|---|
Chris Brewer | 645,000 |
190,000 ![]() |
Cary Katz | 151,000 |
-71,000 ![]() |