SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 19: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 53 of 847

Joe Serock raised from the hijack to 24,000, and Justin Swilling called from the button. The flop came , Serock checked, Swilling bet 21,000, and Serock called. The turn was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Serock bet 65,000, and Swilling called. Serock showed to win the pot with two pair, kings and fours, and Swilling mucked.

Joe Serock  –  885,000  (74 bb)
Justin Swilling  –  1,351,000  (113 bb)

Around that time, Zo Karim had about 1.3 million in chips, so Swilling’s lead was smaller than it had been in a while.

Then, about 10 minutes later, Karim had won a good-sized pot to take the lead with more than 1.5 million, while Swilling had bounced back a bit to more than 1.4 million.

Zo Karim  –  1,575,000  (131 bb)
Justin Swilling  –  1,470,000  (123 bb)