Ziskin Employs the Check-Raise
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Loek van Wely raised to 50,000 from the hijack and Alexander Ziskin called from the big blind. The flop came 
and Ziskin check-called a bet of 40,000 from van Wely.
The turn brought the 
and Ziskin checked again. Van Wely made a small bet of 60,000 and Ziskin countered with a large check-raise to 300,000. Van Wely thought for a moment but then slid his cards to the muck, sending the pot to Ziskin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,490,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
1,015,000
115,000
|
115,000 |