$200 NLH "Isle New Year Kickstart" (Day 2): Steve Zukowski Scoops Pot Of The Tournament To Assume Chip Lead

"Isle New Year Kickstart"
$200 No Limit Hold'em
$100,000 GTD

Level 21 (Blinds 8,000/16,000/16,000)

Total Entries: 1,126

Players Remaining: 50

Steve Zukowski (Pompano Beach, FL) is all smiles, as he stacks up some chips to color up.

Moments before the most recent break, Steve Zukowski (Pompano Beach, FL) took down the pot of the tournament, which vaulted him into the chip lead.  Zukowski raised under-the-gun with A♣ 10♣, and got calls from the cutoff, button, and small blind.  After the J♦ 3♣ 4♣ flop, Steve continued for 30,000, with the cutoff raising to 100,000.  The player on the button then shoved for 360,000, followed by another shove from the small blind (280,000).  Both Steve and the player in the cutoff made the call, and we'd have a four way all-in for a pot worth 1,300,000:

Small Blind: 3♦ 3♥

Cutoff: J♥ J♠

Button: J♣ 9♣

Zukowski: A♣ 10♣

Turn: 2♣

River: 9♥

With two sets, and two flush draws tabled, the but-flush would end up winning the hand.  Zukowski headed to break with a 1,300,000 stack, and is now the Day 2 chip leader.

Steve Zukowski - 1,300,000