Novin Chips Up Without a Showdown
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Ali Novin and Anthony Thompson were heads up looking at a board of 
. About 22,000 sat in the middle.
Novin was out of position and first to act, and he decided to fire 15,000. Anthony Thompson thought for a bit before letting his cards go.
Novin has built one of the bigger stacks in the room about halfway through the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
and under the gun checked in flow. Johnson continued for 3,300. His opponent check-raised to 6,500. Johnson fairly quickly three-bet the flop to 19,500. 
for the overpair.
showing. About 5,000 was in the middle. 
and Wolcyn followed up with a bet of 10,000. After some thought, his opponent let it go and Wolcyn took down the pot.
.
for the flopped straight to take down the pot.
. 
. Again, Johnson saw his opponent check-call a bet, this time 2,500. 
river, the cutoff checked one final time and Johnson emptied the clip with a bet of 5,000. After some thought, his opponent made the call. 
for the full house, good enough for the winner.
and action checked to Wazwaz. He continued for 6,500. Schmidt folded and action was on Colson. He thought for a while before moving all in, about 15,000 effective in Wazwaz's stack. 
gave Colson trips and sent left Wazwaz chipless.
