Simhai Puts Griffeth to the Test
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Ravi Raghavan opened to 225,000 from the hijack. He found three callers, Roongsak Griffeth from the cutoff, Michael Simhai from the button, and Timothy McDermott from the big blind.
The flop came out 
. Action checked to Griffeth who bet 500,000. Only Simhai made the call in position.
On the 
turn, Griffeth went for the check. Simhai quickly moved all in.
"Why didn't you do that on the flop?" asked Griffeth.
"Two people behind," grumbled Simhai.
After thinking for about a minute, Griffeth made his decision. "I'll fold a monster," said Griffeth as he showed the 
.
"That's a monster? I flopped two pair," admitted Simhai.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,400,000
-1,230,000
|
-1,230,000 |
|
3,350,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
3,310,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
||
|
1,700,000
-1,280,000
|
-1,280,000 |