Big Stax 500 (Day 3): Black Reading Well

Level 27 (Blinds 30,000/60,000/10,000)
Players Remaining: 9

Joe Black has taken a commanding chip lead at this final table after winning a pot versus John Dascoli (Black has over 8,600,000).  On a board of 10♥ 5♠ 3♥ J♦ 2♠, Joe check-called the flop (145,000)...the turn (575,000)...and the river (825,000).  On the river Dascoli would table A♥ Q♦, and Black would turn over 8♥ 5♥ for the win and send Dascoli under 2,000,000.

With the table still nine-handed, Joe Black has over 30% of the total chips in play.