Lawrence Loses Raising War to Wilmes
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Mike Wilmes defended his big blind from a min-raise by Jim Lawrence, and they took in a flop of 
. Lawrence continuation-bet 160,000 after a check, and Wilmes came back with 340,000. Lawrence tanked for a bit, and then he said he was raising.
"Nine hundred," he said, sliding out stacks of 100,000 one at a time.
Wilmes thought briefly before pushing all in for about another 700,000, and Lawrence tanked again before releasing his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,940,000 | 730,000 |
|
940,000 | -1,450,000 |
flop, and Pates fired 225,000. Lang raised it to 500,000, and Pates announced a deep-voiced all in.
and 
flopped. Lawrence check-called 100,000 before coming out firing with 250,000 on the 
turn. Lang quickly folded.
flop, and Lawrence called. Lawrence check-called again on the 
, this time for 225,000. Lawrence checked the 
and Wilmes couldn't beat it.
held against Lang's 
despite Lang flopping a flush draw.
against the 
of Mike Lang.
flop brought plenty of outs in the form of a straight draw. An 
flop hit the board, and Lang checked. Lawrence continuation-bet 125,000, and Lang made it 250,000. That was enough for Lawrence who laid it down.
