Konnikova Wins With Big Slick
Maria Konnikova opened to 1,300 from middle position. All players from the hijack to the small blind called. The big blind folded and they were five-way to the flop.
It came 10♦10♠9♥ and got checked around, as did the turn K♣.
On the river 6♦, the small blind checked and Konnikova bet 3,000. She got a call from Bobby Gunter, who was in the hijack. The other players folded.
Konnikova showed A♠K♦ and took the pot.
Despite a small setback paying off Konnikova, Gunter’s stack has been going in the right direction. Just the hand prior, he bet 20,000 into a pot of a bit under 30,000 on the board Q♥7♣8♠6♦A♥ from the cutoff. He got insta-called by his opponent in the small blind, quickly turned over 10♣9♠ for no less than the nut straight and took down a sizeable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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103,000
103,000
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103,000 |
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49,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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