Few Small Pots
Level 40
: Blinds 1,000,000/1,500,000, 1,500,000 ante
Christian Cheng opened to 3,100,000 on the cutoff with A♠10♦ and Jason Johnson called with 9♠8♦ on the button. From the small blind, John Ciccarelli moved all in with A♦J♦ and both his opponents folded.
Some minutes later, Qiang Xu opened to 3,500,000 with 9♦8♣ on the button and Christian Cheng went all in from the big blind, holding Q♥Q♣. It was enough to take the pot before the flop.
Christian Cheng opened to 3,100,000 on the button with K♠6♣ and John Ciccarelli called from the big blind.
On the flop 2♣8♠8♦, Cheng continuation-bet to 2,700,000 and got a call. On the turn A♦ and on the river 4♠, both players checked. Ciccarelli revealed K♣2♦ and grabbed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,500,000
-9,500,000
|
-9,500,000 |
|
36,900,000
8,100,000
|
8,100,000 |
|
32,775,000
9,400,000
|
9,400,000 |
|
||
|
20,300,000
-3,000,000
|
-3,000,000 |
|
1,855,000
-23,095,000
|
-23,095,000 |