McDonald's Stack Diminished in Remarkable Hand
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Ferdinand Le Pichon opened to 26,000 from middle position and Mike McDonald on the button three bet to 65,000. Both blinds folded, Le Pichon made the call.
The flop came 
and Le Pichon tanked for several minutes. McDonald called the clock on him, and eventually he checked. McDonald now bet 45,000 and Le Pichon called.
The 
fell on the turn and Le Pichon checked again. McDonald bet 80,000 and Le Pichon instantly check raised all in. McDonald just smiled a bit and said "That was a fast all in!" He thought about it for a bit and then called.
Mike McDonald: 
Ferdinand Le Pichon: 
The river 
did not save McDonald and he saw his stack dimished to just 27,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
760,000 | 339,000 |
|
27,000 | -406,000 |
. Goh checked, Dvoress continued for 47,000, and only Shorr called to see the 
turn.
river and Dvoress tabled the 
, which bested the 
of Shorr.
peel off on the turn. Geissert checked once again, and Jean moved all in for 240,000. Geissert made a relatively quick call.
and action checked to Lakemeier on the button. He bet 36,000 and Farrell called. McDonald folded and action was back on Chemi who was busy disentangling his headphones. "Thats 36? Is that a raise?" he asked the dealer, who confirmed it was a bet of 36,000 and indicated that Farrell had called and not raised. The initial raiser then folded.
at the last moment. "That's the only bluff I can have there" Farrell said with a smile, "I wasn't happy about it!"