Maria Ho Has the Better King
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
WinStar Ambassador Maria Ho is back in the field today and just won a pot to get roughly back to starting stack.
She raised in early position and the player in the big blind defended. The flop came 
and the big blind checked to Ho. She bet 300 and the big blind raised to 1,025. Ho called.
The turn paired the board with the 
and the big blind led for 1,200. Ho called. Both players checked the 
on the river and Ho took down the pot with 
, beating the 
of her opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
and Cloutier check-raised Dentale, making it 4,000 to go.
hit. Dentale folded, showing the 
and Cloutier flashed the 
board. The action checked to the button who bet 2,400 and both the small blind and Java called.
and the small blind and Java both checked. The button bet 6,000 and the small blind called before Java shoved all in for 17,700. The button folded and the small blind tanked for a while before folding as well.
and his TJ Thondup bet 9,900. Raina took a moment to decide his next move. He asked Thondup what he had behind and Thondup lifted his hands to give Raina a clear view of his remaining stack — it was about 17,000.
and Thondup checked. Raina went all in and had Thondup covered. Thondup took some time to decide and tablemate Keith Lehr called the clock.
, which was the winner. Thondup's hand was mucked and not shown.
