Upeshka De Silva won an early hand, doubling up in the first few minutes to take the chip lead. He hasn’t looked back since, and his solid play shows that he is the chip leader today for a reason.
The most recent evidence came a few minutes ago at table 27, where he has been holding court. We joined the action with the flop already on the felt.
Flop: 
Upeshka checked utg. Samuel Tsehai, the only other player in the hand, raised him 1,000. Upeshka called.
Turn: 
Again, Upeshka checked. This time he was raised 3,000 by Samuel. After some contemplation, Upeshka called.
River: 
With two Aces on the board and three hearts, there were a number of hand combinations that could strike fear in the heart of a regular poker player – even one enjoying the chip lead.
Upeshka checked again, with Samuel betting 8,000 soon after. After some more hard thinking, Upeshka made an incredible call, one appreciated by almost everyone at the table, taking down the hand with two pair.
Samuel: 
Upeshka: 
