Plouffe Pounded Down
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
Corey Hochman opened the pot with a standard raise before Philippe Plouffe three-bet an additional 49,000 on top. When it came back to Hochman, he shoved all in for 348,00, and Plouffe quickly called with the . It was a bit of a cooler; Hochman turned up the , needing some help to stay alive.
And he'd get a good bit of help. The flop was just what Dr. Hochman ordered, pulling himself into a big lead with two to come. The turn meant that he needed only fade the case king to stay alive, and the was safe and clean.
Hochman has thusly doubled his way up to 720,000, while Plouffe drops all the way back to 205,000.