"$175 NLH $100,000 GTD" (Flight 1E): Taepakdee Gets The "Double Feature," After Reaching The 200,000 Mark

$175 No Limit Hold'em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Level 11 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 157
Flight 1E Players Remaining: 54

Preecha Taepakdee (Boynton Beach, FL) is now the overwhelming Flight 1E chip leader, hoping for things to stay that way for the remaining five levels.

It's not often that a player gets featured in back-to-back blog posts, but sometimes these stories just write themselves.  After collecting the updated chip counts, Preecha Taepakdee and Georges Boyadjian would be spotted in a pot against each other.  The two players were on the turn, with a board that read A♦ 3♥ 2♥ 4♥, and Preecha first to act (from the small blind).  Boyadjian had his hand extended towards the muck, like he was going to fold to any bet, but ended up calling the 4,000 wager from Preecha.  The board would then complete with the 9♦ on the river, with Taepakdee firing out 16,000.  Georges quickly made the call, and watched as Preecha tabled A♥ Q♥, having turned the flush (after flopping top pair).  Boyadjian flashed the 5♦, before mucking his hand, having turned the wheel.  

With that pot, Taepakdee eclipses the 200,000 mark, and gains himself some separation from the rest of the field. 

Preecha Taepakdee - 210,000 (175bb)