Moorman Faced with River Check-Raise
With a little bit over 10,000 chips in the middle on the board of 
, two players checked to Chris Moorman. Moorman fired a bet of 5,050 and the first of his opponents called after tanking for a couple of minutes. The second player mucked.
The 
landed on the river and the first player took some time before checking to Moorman. Moorman tanked himself for a bit and then opted on a bet size of 12,300. After about 30 seconds, his opponent check-raised all in for 23,625 -- less than a min-raise. Moorman thought about it and then tossed his hand into the muck.
Even despite losing his big pot early on, Moorman still holds 29,000 in chips. That's just below the starting stack and his table has since been broken. Moorman now sits alongside Jake Cody at a new table in the back corner of the tournament room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000 | -1,000 |
, the first player checked and then Xuan Liu checked before a third player fired 600. The first player made the call and then Liu check-raised to 1,375. The original bettor folded, but the caller called again.
and the first player led into Liu for 1,775. Liu called to see the 
hit the river. The first player bet 3,825 and Liu gave it up.
, one player fired 1,125 before PokerStars SportStar Fatima Moreira De Melo raised to 2,800. Her opponent made the call and the dealer placed the 
out on the river. After her opponent checked, De Melo bet 5,700. The player mulled it over for a few minutes and then made the call. De Melo tabled the 
for a set of eights to beat her opponent's 
for a weaker set of threes.
flop.
, and that’s what he had.
