Checkwicz Doubles Through Lopes
Level 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Michael Vela opened the action with a raise to 175,000 from under the gun. Arie Kliper called in the hijack, Bruno Lopes called on the button, which brought along Mark Checkwicz from the small blind.
Checkwicz led out for 250,000 on a 8♥6♠7♣ flop and Vela made the call. Kliper bumped things up to 960,000 before Lopes moved all in for 9,100,000. Action was back on Checkwicz, who called all in for 4,400,000. Kliper went deep into the tank but eventually folded.
Mark Checkwicz: 10♥9♠ 
Bruno Lopes: 6♣6♥
The turn K♣ peeled off before the river 2♦ hit the felt, securing a more than 12,000,000-chip pot for Checkwicz. Kliper told the table he folded a set of eights and ended up losing the minimum.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,000,000
7,300,000
|
7,300,000 |
|
||
|
4,600,000
-4,350,000
|
-4,350,000 |
|
||
|
3,200,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
2,950,000
-1,750,000
|
-1,750,000 |