An Unlikely Chop
Level 23
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Andrius Smigelskas opened to 60,000 in the hijack before facing a three-bet to 200,000 from Richard Koppel in the small blind. Smigelskas responded with a four-bet all-in for roughly 380,000, and Koppell called.
Andrius Smigelskas: 7♠7♥ 
Richard Koppel: A♥Q♥
The J♣6♥6♠ flop kept the preflop standings as they were, with the 6♣ improving Smigelskas to a full house.
When the dealer burned and turned the J♦ river, however, both players had improved to a better full house, seeing them split the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
400,000
540,000
|
540,000 |