"3 Putts" Gets Small River Value
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Nghia Le saw action folded to him in the cutoff and opened to 36,000. James Lawrence defended his big blind and the two saw a flop of 
. Lawrence checked and Le made a continuation-bet of 35,000. Lawrence called.
Both players checked the turn 
to bring the river 
, where Lawrence checked to Le once more. Le put out a bet of 25,000 and Lawrence made the crying call.
Le tabled 
for second pair, top kicker and Lawrence sent his hand to the muck for Le to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
715,000 | -45,000 |
|
605,000 | 252,000 |