Barker and Jewell Win Pots at Showdown
Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Chuck Barker opened to 90,000 from middle position and was three-bet to 260,000 by Joe Cho, who was in the cutoff. Action folded back to Barker and he called. The flop came 
and both players checked. Action checked through the turn 
, bringing the river 
. Both players checked once more to take the hand to showdown.
Cho tabled 
and Barker showed 
to win the pot with a pair of jacks.
Meanwhile, James Jewell and Jim Harris were in a pot on an adjacent table that had around 500,000 in it on a board of 
. Jewell was in the big blind and checked to Harris, who took so long to act that he had a clock called on him. Eventually, he checked back.
Jewell had 
and took down the pot after Harris mucked, unable to beat Jewell's sevens up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,185,000
465,000
|
465,000 |
|
1,875,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
1,720,000
820,000
|
820,000 |
|
960,000
155,000
|
155,000 |