Macella on Post-Dinner Break Heater
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
While eliminations have been happening around him, Justin Macella has been building his stack by taking from the other big stacks at his table.
A pot of over 600,000 chips had been built by the river versus Aftab Patni with a completed board of 
.
Macella bet 500,000 from the small blind and was quickly called by Patni on the button.
Macella turned over 
for a turned queen-high straight and Patni mucked his hand.
The pot boosted his stack well into the lead with just two more eliminations needed to end the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000
1,160,000
|
1,160,000 |
|
||
|
650,000
-770,000
|
-770,000 |