Stokkan Wins Himself a Pot
Level 22
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Preben Stokkan limped in from the small blind with 
and Alexandru Papazian checked his option with 
.
The flop came 
and Stokkan led out for 600,000 with his overpair. Papazian raised to 1.5 million with a straight draw and Stokkan pushed all in for 9.5 million. Papazian quickly mucked his hand and Stokkan was finally able to take down a pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,000,000 | 1,500,000 |
|
10,575,000 | -1,700,000 |
and Jonathan Little followed suit in the small blind with 
. Sam Greenwood was in the big blind with 
on the turn and Little led out for 2.5 million. Greenwood made the call and the river was the 
. Little checked and Greenwood bet 4.8 million, confident he held the best hand. Little counted out the chips to call as he mumbled to himself and indeed stuck them in the middle.
and Alexandru Papazian called from the big blind with 
. The flop fell 
and Papazian check-called a bet of 800,000 from Little.
paired the board on the turn and Papazian checked again. Little fired another 2.0 million and Papazian still called. The river was the 
and Sam Greenwood re-raised to 4.0 million from the big blind with 
. Stokkan mucked his hand and Greenwood pulled closer to the chip lead with Jonathan Little.
and Alexandru Papazian raised to 1.0 million from the big blind with 
. 
and Little led out for 400,000 with his two pair. Greenwood flopped middle pair and made the call.
and Little fired 1.0 million. Greenwood called and the 
and Kenny Hallaert defended his big blind with 
and Little led out for 800,000. Greenwood made the call with the weaker two pair and the 
landed on the turn.
and Kenny Hallaert checked his option with 
peeled off on the turn.