Hammann Turns the Best of It
Level 36
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Benjamin Hammann limped in from the small blind, and Redwan Ferman checked his option in the big.
The 3♥9♥5♣ flop saw Hammann check-call a bet of 500,000 from his opponent, which brought in the K♠ on the turn. Here, Hammann checked for a second time, and Ferman showed no signs of slowing down as he sized up to 1,750,000. Hammann called again, bringing the two to the A♣ river.
Hammann checked for a third time, and Ferman fired out 2,500,000. Hammann snap-called, and Ferman confidently tabled 9♣3♦ for a flopped two pair.
Brutally, Hammann had turned a better two pair, making up a lot of ground on the chip leader at the same time.