Messick Wins a Three-Way Pot
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Raul Garza raised to 100,000 from an early position and was called by Yuliyan Kolev on the button and Ryan Messick in the big blind. The flop brought 
and all three players checked. Messick also checked the 
turn and Garza now bet 125,000, picking up two calls.
They checked again the 
on the river and Messick won the pot with the 
.
One hand later, Ali Eslami as one of the short stacks opened to 100,000 in the cutoff and Garza called out of the big blind. The 
flop was checked to Eslami, who bet 125,000 and Garza snap-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
|
2,750,000
-650,000
|
-650,000 |
|
1,800,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
|
875,000 | |
|
|
||
|
510,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |