Borgatcha Eliminated by New Chipleader Clayton Fletcher

Jun 28, 2020

Former chipleader Eddie_Zane had about 2.2 million in chips when he raised from middle position to 300,000. Comedian Clayton Fletcher (“claytonfletcher”) reraised from the hijack to 1,080,000, and Borgatcha moved all in from the small blind for 2,111,300. Eddie_Zane folded, and Fletcher called.

Clayton Fletcher:  Diamond 7Club 7
Borgatcha:  Heart ASpade K

The board came Club 6Diamond 5Club 4Heart 8Diamond Q, and Fletcher turned an eight-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Borgatcha.

Clayton Fletcher  –  15,024,000  (125 bb)
Borgatcha  –  Eliminated

This hand propelled Fletcher into the chip lead, and in the 20 minutes since then he has built his stack all the way up to 22 million to increase his lead with the blinds currently at 80,000-160,000 with a 20,000 ante.

Clayton Fletcher  –  22,025,000  (138 bb)

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