McFarland Doubles Through Ilich
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Kristi McFarland opened for a raise from the cutoff, making it 250,000 to go. Drazen Ilich three-bet all in for effectively 615,000 on her direct left, and the action folded back to McFarland.
McFarland put both hands on her head and stared down at the felt. Finally, after 90 seconds of agonizing thought, she committed the rest of her chips.
McFarland: 
Ilich: 
The flop came 
, giving McFarland a fairly meaningless pair of fives and Ilich an open-ended straight draw. The 
on the turn was very meaningful though, because it gave McFarland trips and took away six of Ilich's outs.
The 
bricked on the river, and McFarland let out a long sigh of relief. She doubled to 1.275 million chips, while Ilich slipped to 1.045 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,275,000 | 550,000 |
|
1,045,000 | -590,000 |