Big Pot For Pogodin
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Yaxi Zhu opened the action for 17,000 and Sunny Jung three-bet to 42,000. Konstantin Pogodin made the call on the button and when the blinds folded Zhu made the call.
The flop was 
and Zhu opted to check. Jung continued the aggression with a bet to 65,000 and while Pogodin called Zhu folded her hand.
The turn card was the 
and on this street Jung opted to check-call a bet of 100,000 from Pogodin to see the river card appear. Once more Jung checked and Pogodin slid out a bet of 204,000.
Jung gave the matter some considerable thought. There was a big pile of chips in the middle but after close to five minutes Jung took one last look at his cards and let it go. With that pot Pogodin crept into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,070,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
700,000
200,000
|
200,000 |