Different Fortunes Against Kim
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
After an open under the gun by Steven Kim, the hijack moved all in for 56,000 chips. Everybody folded to Kim, who called.
Hijack: A♣K♣
Steven Kim: A♠9♠
Even though he was leading preflop and on the flop A♥4♣7♦, the hijack lost everything because of the turn 9♣. The river card was the 2♥, and Kim busted out the player. His stack increased to over 500,000.
On the very next hand, from the big blind, he called another player at risk for 44,000 chips.
Cutoff: A♣J♦
Steven Kim: J♣10♠
This time, Kim wasn't as lucky as in the previous hand because the button stayed in the lead and doubled up on 3♥5♥2♠K♥9♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
491,000 |