Big Stacks Battle, McKeehen Widens Gap
The two big stacks have been tangling as four-handed play proceeds, as evidenced by a couple of recent hands.
In the first, Tony Sinishtaj raised to 85,000 from the cutoff, Joseph McKeehen reraised to 235,000 from the big blind, and Sinishtaj called. The flop came 
, and when McKeehen led for 165,000, Sinishtaj stepped aside.
The next confrontation between the pair went a little further. In that one it was McKeehen raising to 85,000 from the button, then Sinishtaj reraised to 230,000 from the small blind and McKeehen calleed.
The flop came 
, and Sinishtaj led for 190,000. McKeehen called. The turn brought the 
and another bet from Sinishtaj, this time for 230,000. McKeehen called once more.
The river was the . This time Sinishtaj slowed down and checked, and when McKeehen pushed out a tall stack of yellow (25,000) chips plus one gray (5,000) one for a bet of 455,000, Sinishtaj folded again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,700,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
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2,660,000
-740,000
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-740,000 |
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