Bad Start for Engel
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
"Basically I had a flushdraw in a three-bet pot, got there and got paid," Stevan Chew said when asked how he was able to boost the stack early on. The player he took the chips from was no other than 2016 Aussie Millions champion Ari Engel, who soon after got involved into yet another big pot early on.
JC Alvarado raised to 300 on the button and Engel three-bet to 1,500 out of the small blind, which Alvarado called. On the 
flop, Engel continued for 1,500 and Alvarado called. Both players checked the 
turn and Engel checked the 
river. Alvarado bet 3,000 and Engel check-raised all in for 8,225.
After spending some two minutes in the think tank, Alvarado folded and Toby Joyce joked "show a bluff Ari."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000 | 13,000 |
|
22,000 | 22,000 |
|
17,300 | -9,800 |