Konnikova's Got Game
Maria Konnikova has been the talk of the 2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure after taking down the $1,650 PCA National one day ago. She late registered for the Main Event and has been sitting on a shorter stack for the better part of the day. However, Konnikova is proving that his first major win was no accident.
The Russian-American writer opened to 5,100 from the cutoff and Marius Patro three-bet to 20,000 out of the big blind. Konnikova called and the flop came 
. Patro led out for 30,000 and Konnikova instantly called.
The turn brought the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Patro announced all in and Konnikova asked for a count. Patro held the bigger stack with around 107,000 and Konnikova was left with 87,300 and a decision to make for her tournament life.
After a couple moments, Konnikova pushed her stack of chips into the middle and left her opponent stunned. She waited for Patro to turn over his cards and when he did, it was the 
for just queen-high. Konnikova tabled 
and raked in a massive pot in the last few hands of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
276,000 | 165,100 |
|
20,000 | -28,500 |