Here Comes Johnny!
Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden is not famous for outbursts of emotion but even he gave a little fist-pump when he scooped in the biggest pot of the tournament so far.
Radu Cantoiu opened the pot with a mid position raise that was called by Lodden on the button and Mark Herm in the big blind.
The flop fanned ![]()
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and Cantoiu continued for 100,000. Lodden bumped this up to 200,000 before Herm three-bet to 700,000. Cantoiu tanked for an age and folded (kings he later showed) but Lodden snap moved all in. Call!
LoddenL ![]()
for a straight.
Herm: ![]()
for top two pair.
The board ran out ![]()
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,500,000
1,120,000
|
1,120,000 |
|
|
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|
|
350,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
325,000
99,000
|
99,000 |