Lodden Wins Without Showing
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Johnny Lodden opened to 65,000 under the gun and Jose Carlos Garcia made the call from middle position. Ole Schemion on the button tossed in 65,000 as well, Koichi Nozaki called from the big blind.
Four-way to the flop: 
. Nozaki checked, and initial raiser Lodden checked as well. Garcia bet 135,000 into 311,000 and Schemion instantly folded, Nozaki folded as well. Lodden made the call, growing the pot to 581,000.
The 
popped up and Lodden checked, Garcia checked behind rather quickly.
The 
on the river saw Lodden bet out 330,000. Gacia, with 1.3 million behind at this time, tanked for some time, but folded in the end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,600,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
||
|
1,300,000
-189,000
|
-189,000 |