Chew on that River Bet
Level 11
: 700/1,400, 200 ante
Stevan Chew, who cashed in the High Roller earlier this week for HK$1,037,000, has dropped down to 31,400 after folding to a river shove form Andy Chan.
He opened to 2,800 from under the gun and Chan defended his big blind to see a 
flop appear. Chan check-called 3,000 before leading out for 3,000 on the 
river. Chew called and the river came as the 
. Chan wasted little time in moving all in for 33,700. Chew gave it a good deal of thought before admitting defeat with a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,400 | -19,100 |
and more than 50,000 chips lay in the middle of the table. Juanda was in the big blind and moved all in for 42,100. Kuzmin was in the hijack and went in the tank. He took several minutes before sliding his stack, worth a little more, forward to indicate a call. 
knowing full well that his hand wasn't good. Kuzmin tabled 
for a flush and raked in the big pot. 
. Mahoney checked from the big blind and called after Juanda bet 12,500 from the button. The river was the 
and the action checked to a player in the hijack who bet 3,600. Chan raised up to 8,500 and his opponent called after Benefield and one other folded. The turn was the 
and Chan checked and then snap called all in for 29,800 when his opponent set him in. 
for a straight and his opponent revealed 
for straight and flush draws. The river was the 
and Chan made a swift exit once the dealer confirmed he was covered.
, he had both Kuzmin and Lampropulos covered.
and was the shortest of the stacks, while Kuzmin had 
. When he saw is opponent's aces, Kuzmin shook his head at his unfortunate predicament. The board changed his fortunes when it ran out 
and Mahoney checked. His opponent bet 3,600 and Mahoney called again. The turn was the 
and Mahoney led out for 5,000. His opponent folded and Mahoney won the pot.