Rafael Pots the River; Ding Over Two Million
Level 2
: Blinds 4,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Over in the pro world, there were around 600,000 in the middle on a 2♥4♣J♥K♣Q♦ board when Dirk Gerritse had checked from the small blind and Lautaro Guerra also knuckled the table out of the big blind.
Sean Rafael had then potted it from the cutoff, which after some tanking, earned two folds from his opponents.
On the other side of the room in invitee land, Kirk Steele opened the button to 15,000 and Biao Ding called in the small blind. David Nicholson also came along in the big blind.
They all checked the 5♠8♥2♠ flop to the 8♣ turn, where when it got to Nicholson, he bet 30,000. That was enough to earn the pot as both Steele and folded.
Ding won't mind too much, though, as he is up to around 2,200,000 in the early stages.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
1,400,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
800,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
530,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
450,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
450,000
550,000
|
550,000 |