Small Three-Bet, Large Consequences
Level 11
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Raoul Kanme opened to 20,000 in the cutoff. It folded to Dmitrii Kravchenko in the big blind, who placed a tiny three-bet to 40,000. Kanme called, and the flop was dealt J♣8♣5♦.
Kravchenko proceeded carefully and checked it to Kanme. Kanme took back the initiative with a bet of 30,000, and Kravchenko called.
Kanme quadrupled his sizing to 120,000 on the 7♥ turn, but it was not enough to deter Kravchenko from check-calling again.
Kravchenko checked a third time on the K♦ river. This time, Kanme moved all in, covering Kravchenko's 208,000 remaining chips. Kravchenko did not take long before he called.
Kanme tabled 6♣4♣ for a turned straight, and Kravchenko headed to the exit after showing his Q♥J♠.