Sather Check-Shoves the Flop
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The cutoff opened the action with a raise to 31,000 and received a call fro Bob Shao, who was on the button. Trevor Sather called in the big blind as well to take action three ways to a flop of 
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Sather checked to the cutoff, who made a continuation-bet of 60,000. Shao folded, putting action back onto Sather, and he shoved for a bit over a quarter-million. The raise proved to be more than the cutoff wished to commit and Sather took down the pot as a result.
"I finally have some brown (25,000) chips," said Sather as the pot was sent his way. He later revealed he had 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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444,000 | 82,000 |
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405,000 | 246,500 |