Lawrence Ma opened to 45,000 from the hijack position, and Ema flat called from the cutoff before Mike Leah raised the action to 175,000 from the small blind. Lawrence got out of the way, and Ema made the call.
Both players checked on the 
flop, and Mike checked again when the 
peeled on the turn. Ema slid forward a bet of 210,000, and Mike obliged. When the river brought the 
, Mike checked for a third time, and Ema went into the tank. She then looked up at the dealer and announced her all-in for 765,000, a bet that was quickly called by Mike.
Ema tabled 
for a flush, besting her opponent’s straight with 
. With that pot she took over the tournament chip lead, now playing a stack of 2,385,000 chips. Mike Leah still has a little over a million after the hand, but has ceded his reign over to Ema for the time being.
