Mo Nuwwarah Doubles Through Oscar Menjivar into Chip Lead

The action folds to Oscar Menjivar in the cutoff and he raises to 20,000 as Mo Nuwwarah calls on the button.

The flop lands and Menjivar continues for 20,000 with Nuwwarah calling.

The turn is the and Menjivar bets 35,000 only to have Nuwwarah raise to 85,000.

Menjivar cuts out a three-bet amounting to 200,000 and Nuwwarah moves all in for 605,000. Menjivar tosses in a chip to signify a call, and the cards are revealed.

Menjivar:
Nuwwarah:

Menjivar had flopped top set, but Nuwwarah turned him with a bigger set. Menjivar would need to find the last six in the deck to scoop the pot, but when the river lands the , Nuwwarah doubles into the monster chip lead with 1.3 million.

Mo Nuwwarah – 1,310,000
Oscar Menjivar – 138,000