McDonald Makes the Call
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Level 11
: 700/1,400, 200 ante
In a three-bet preflop pot where Mike McDonald had called a bet on the flop of 
from his opponent in the big blind, the turn was the 
and the river the 
.
After studying the board the player in the big blind moved all in. There were around 40,000 in the pot and the bet was over that with McDonald having a similar stack size. After a short while McDonald made the call. His opponent flipped over the 
one card at a time but McDonald didn’t flinch and showed his winning 
.
“Nice call.” The busted player said and after he had left Billy "The Croc" Argyros quizzed McDonald on a few different river scenarios. McDonald admitted he wouldn’t have liked to face a check-raise in that spot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | 65,000 |