Franchi Forced to Sweat for a Chop
Level 34
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Yake Wu opened to 1,000,000 from under the gun and Malcolm Franchi three-bet to 2,900,000 out of the big blind. Wu responded with a four-bet that would force Franchi all in with the Frenchman quickly calling off for his tournament life.
Malcolm Franchi: Q♠Q♥ 
Yake Wu: Q♦Q♣
Everything looked set for a chop with not much changing on the A♣9♠7♣ flop. The J♣ turn suddenly made things uncomfortable for Franchi as he would need to fade the club on the river just to chop the pot. Fortunately for him, the river came 10♥ to send the chips back to their respective owner's stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000,000 | |
|
||
|
39,000,000 | |
|
31,000,000 | |
|
29,000,000 | |
|
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|
27,000,000 | |
|
8,900,000 | |
|
7,700,000 | |
|
5,700,000 | |