Clarke Makes a Tough Call
Level 7
: 250/500, 75 ante
Patrick Clarke was tanking in the cutoff after a player on the button bet 9,000 on a 
board. Clarke called, and the river was an 
. Clarke checked and his opponent moved in for 15,525, while Clarke had only about 10,000 left. He tanked for a couple of minutes and called.
"Good call," his opponent said.
Clarke showed 
. The dealer flipped over his opponent's mucked cards: 
.
Timothy Ulmer joined the tournament. He's coming off an eighth-place finish at this year's PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000 | 14,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
. Action checked to Kroon, and he bet 2,025. Nick Yunis called, and Jack Schanbacher shoved for 15,725. Both opponents called, and they checked through the 
turn to see the 
. Yunis shoved all in at that point for 23,750, and Kroon mucked after shaking his head.
for a flush and Schanbacher, who was already on bullet No. 2, couldn't beat it.
flop and 3,400 on the 
turn. He folded to a bet on the 
board. His opponent tanked a bit and exchanged some talk with Fleischer before reluctantly calling it off.
, improving him to a boat.
river. Bonacci was left with 25 in chips and busted.
