Le Takes Chunk from Konnikova's Stack
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
With 150,000 in the middle, the flop read 
.
Julie Le bet 75,000 from under the gun for Maria Konnikova to make the call from the cutoff.
The turn was the 
and Le continued with a bet of 160,000 and was called again.
The river completed the board with the 
and Le took some time before firing a bet of 320,000 out. Konnikova contemplated it for a while, she glanced at Le, stared at the board, cut out calling chips, counted the remainder of her stack, and then made the call.
Le tabled the 
for the rivered set of kings. Konnikova smiled and mucked.
"I had queens," she admitted a few seconds later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
575,000
-445,000
|
-445,000 |
|
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