Fausto Valdez got his final nine million and change in the middle with [9d][9s], and he was flipping against the chip leader Yoon Choi, who had [Ad][Qh].

The flop of [Kd][9h][4s] gave Valdez a set of nines, and although the [Jc] turn kept Choi alive, the [7c] river didn’t provide any miracles. Valdez is up to about 20 million after that hand, and is now the leader.