Sly Doubles Through Johnson
Level 9
: 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
Chris Sly's only been in the field a few minutes but he's already doubled up. Keith Johnson opened to 10,000 and James Leary three-bet to 25,000 from the cutoff. Sly then four-bet all in for 88,500.
Johnson thought before five-betting all in over the top, forcing Leary out.
Keith Johnson: 
Chris Sly: 
"Did you have an Ace?" Sly asked Leary, and Leary said he did.
The flop and turn came 
meaning Johnson would need to catch a Queen or a club, but the river was the 
and Sly doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | 100,000 |
|
90,000 | 20,000 |
|
25,000 | -123,000 |
Dominik Nitsche bet 27,000 into a pot of 29,000 and after some thought his opponent Luke Marsh called.
for two pair, and Marsh took a long hard look at the board before mucking.
holding on the 
flop. However, he had outs to improve and by the river he had completed a straight with the turn showing the 
and the final card producing one of his outs in the form of a 
and both players checked.
and Johnson check-called a bet of 6,000. The river was the 
. Johnson checked again and Zhang bet 4,000. Johnson check-raised to 20,000 and Zhang re-raised to 55,000. Johnson thought before folding.
for trips and left Loeser needing a lot of luck on the river with pocket nines.