Shovin' It
Here is what's going on as we approach the end of level 21 at the WinStar River Poker Series Main Event. These players all got shoves through in the last few minutes.
Aaron Massey raised over a Gary Otake early position limp and Chengce Jiang raised all in from the big blind. Otake folded and Massey took about thirty seconds before folding as well. Patrick Eskandar, who is sitting between the two, said that the only question he had about Jiang's hand was whether he had two black aces, or two red, or a combination.
Jiang looked at him and then flipped over the
.Mike Dentale was the next player to get shoved on. He opened to 41,000 and Paul Baffi shoved all in for 390,000. Dentale took a moment before folding, and commented on the size of Baffi's shove.
"Honestly, I just don't want to see a flop," Baffi said.
"How do you know I don't have you beat right now?" asked Dentale.
- Finally, Taylor Black checked to Justin Kruger with the flop reading
and Kruger shoved all in for about 180,000. Black was sitting with 340,000 and eventually flicked his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
890,000 | -60,000 |
|
590,000 | 340,000 |
|
560,000 | -55,000 |
|
430,000 | -188,000 |
|
350,000 | 45,000 |
|
340,000 | -140,000 |