Big Stacks Play Chicken on the Bubble
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
With many short stacks clinging to survival on the bubble, big stack holders Juan Pardo and Laurynas Levinskas decided to play a bit of chicken preflop.
Pardo opened under the gun to 20,000 and was three-bet on the big blind to 90,000 by Levinskas. Pardo then clicked it back with a four-bet to 160,000.
With 475,000 behind, Levinskas opted to fold and preserve his stack, still shipping nearly 20% of his stack to Pardo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
630,000
197,000
|
197,000 |
|
475,000
265,000
|
265,000 |