Third Time is... Another Chopped Pot
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Ricardo Da Rocha raised to 125,000 from the hijack with 
and was called by Tomas Paiva on the button with the 
. Norbert Szecsi called in the small blind with 
.
The flop came 
for Paiva to hit top pair, Da Rocha and Szecsi to both find a ten to pair with. It was checked to Paiva who bet 230,000 and Da Rocha was the only one to make the call.
The turn brought them the 
for both players to check. The river completed the board with the 
for both of them to improve to a Broadway. Da Rocha bet 300,000, Paiva raised to 600,000 after clarifying if he had to raise if he had the nuts. Da Rocha shoved and Paiva called for them to chop the pot again for a third time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,410,000 | -240,000 |
|
4,130,000 | 90,000 |
|
3,160,000 | 120,000 |
and was called by Ricardo Da Rocha in the big blind with the 
. The flop of 
and Da Rocha check-called a bet worth 225,000 to see the 
river and Da Rocha check-called a bet of 400,000 to chop the pot.
next and his raise to 150,000 found no resistance to claim the blinds and antes.
and Mikalai Pobal called with the 
. Dietrich Fast three-bet to 1,000,000 out of the small blind with the 
and left himself 220,000 behind. No call followed and Fast raked in the pot.
and Tomas Paiva defended his big blind with 
. They both checked through the 
on the turn. Paiva checked again and so did Szecsi to see the 
complete the board. The 240,000 bet of Paiva was enough to get Szecsi to fold.
for Da Rocha and Fast to chop the pot.
and both players checked to the 
on the river for Marsh to pick up the pot.
in the cutoff and Mikalai Pobal three-bet out of the small blind with the 
, Pobal check-called the 125,000 continuation-bet of Szecsi. 
, and so did Gaby Livshitz in the big blind with 
, Livshitz checked with the pair of aces, Fast did the same with the pair of jacks, and Paiva checked too.
appeared on the turn and Paiva bet another 190,000, which Lishitz called.
river, both checked once more and Szecsi boosted his stack to more than 13 million while Tomas Paiva in second place remained below five million.