Cross Surges Into Chip Lead
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Seeing three limps ahead of him, Fu Wong raised to 48,000 in the big blind. The original limper, Peter Cross, then three-bet to 168,000. The second limper folded, but Stanislav Halatenko called on the button before Wong came along too.
The dealer spread a 4♥3♠8♦ flop, and Wong kicked the action off with a check. Cross then announced pot, and Halatenko quickly moved all in for 882,000. Wong folded, but Cross snap-called, putting his 561,000 at risk.
Peter Cross: A♦A♣10♠2♦
Stanislav Halatenko: 7♠6♥5♠4♦
Cross had a world of outs to dodge, but he managed just that, as the Q♣ and Q♠ completed the board. Halatenko cut out a large portion of his stack and shipped it over to the new chip leader.