Hawkins And Sogomonian Chop Up Opponent
Action was picked up four ways on the flop with Maurice Hawkins in first position and Arman Sogomonian the small blind with 2,900 in the middle already.
The flop read 
and Hawkins checked to his opponent in early position who bet 1,500 and was called by all other opponents in the hand. Hawkins raised to 4,000 and the early position player called which folded out the player in the cutoff and Arman Sogomonian raised to 10,900 which Hawkins and early position called.
The turn rolled off a 
and Sogomonian checked to Hawkins who bet 4,000 which the early position player called. Sogomonian moved all-in for 16,000 effective and Hawkins called off for his remaining 9,000 which sent the early position player into the tank. After some time he called for his remaining 16,000 and Hawkins screamed "We got a chance!"
Maurice Hawkins: 
Opponent: 
Arman Sogomonian: 
The river came off the 
and Hawkins and Sogomonian chopped the pot with identical boats, while Sogomonian scooped a side pot to eliminate the other player.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
76,000 | 14,000 |
|
37,500 |