Tong Takes Huge Pot from Gorodinsky
Omaha-8
Mike Gorodinsky has been either first or second for the entirety of this final table, but he has just lost a handful of pots that have seen his stack dwindle down to just over half a million.
Mike Gorodinsky started the action by raising, and Christopher Tong reraised from the button. The blinds, and Gorodinsky called to send us to a flop of 
. Both players checked, and the turn brought the 
. Gorodinsky check called a bet from Tong, and the 
hit the river. Gorodinsky checked, and Tong fired out again. Gorodinsky went into the tank, and eventually found a call, though he didn't look thrilled about it.
Tong tabled 
for trip kings, and Gorodinsky dropped his cards in front of the dealer. After that pot, Tong is our new big chip leader, with 1.25 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
550,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
|
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