"Nice Kicker"
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
James Lawrence saw action folded to him on the button and opened to 32,000. John Sorenson defended his big blind and the two went heads up to a flop of 
. Sorenson checked to Lawrence, who made a continuation-bet of 25,000. Sorenson called and the turn came 
, where both players checked.
The river fell 
and Sorenson put out a bet of 50,000. Lawrence thought for about 30 seconds and then made the call.
Sorenson showed 
and Lawrence tabled 
, both showing a pair of sevens with Lawrence's ace kicker being the difference.
Sorenson confirmed as much: "nice kicker!" he said as the pot was sent Lawrence's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
805,000 | 90,000 |
|
165,000 | -99,000 |