The Cohen Comeback Continues
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
At blinds of 2,000-4,000 with a big blind ante of 4,000, Joel Cohen was down to 1,500 in chips. The money bubble was not reached yet. Who is still in contention with 51 players remaining? Cohen, of course.
He was moved to a new table just now and faced the raise to 18,000 by Gareth Pepper, Cohen jammed for 94,000 on the button and Rishabh Vekaria in the small blind cold-called. Pepper gave it some thought and folded to create the following showdown.
Joel Cohen: 
Rishabh Vekaria: 
On a board of 
, Cohen survived yet another all-in showdown and now has a playable stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000 | -120,000 |
|
840,000 | -21,000 |
|
222,000 | 102,000 |