Beker Folds to Johnson's Shove; Doubles Through Boyko
The last two hands of the level provided some fireworks.
Hand 1
Nicolas Beker opened to 50,000 from under the gun and Enzo Del Piero called in the small blind. Joe Johnson three-bet to 180,000 in the big blind and Beker then put in more chips than the three-bet. The floor was called and it was more than 50%, thus a forced four-bet to 310,000 obligatory.
Del Piero got out of the way and Johnson moved all in via five-bet jam to force a fold from Beker.
Hand 2
Yuriy Boyko opened to 53,000 first to act and Beker moved all in from the big blind. Boyko asked for a count and the shove was for 669,000, half of his stack. The Irishman called and the cards were tabled.
Nicolas Beker: 
Yuriy Boyko: 
The 
flop changed nothing much, but the 
turn provided a huge sweat. A blank 
river let the Swiss double and Boyko's stack was cut in half.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,250,000 | 350,000 |
|
1,400,000 | 277,000 |
|
675,000 | -675,000 |