Maahs Wins a Big One
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Kevin Maahs opened from middle position to 18,000 and was called by the players in the cutoff and big blind.
The flop of 
was checked by all three players.
The turn brought the 
and was checked by the big blind. Maahs then bet 27,000 and was called by the cutoff; the big blind folded.
After the dealer brought the river 
, Maahs bet 83,000 which was called by the cutoff.
Maahs tabled 
for a rivered straight and his opponent mucked.
With that hand, Maahs catapulted himself into one of the Day 1b chip leadersr with 23 players remaining. We are playing down to 19 tonight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
190,000
|
190,000 |