Macovei Closes the Gap on Hammann
Level 30
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Benjamin Hammann raised A♦Q♥ to 500,000 under the gun and Florian Geiger called on the button. Neculai Macovei squeezed to 1,800,000 in the big blind holding A♠4♣, and only Hammann called.
Macovei fired a small bet of 650,000 on the 3♦6♥6♣ flop. Hammann came along with a call.
A second barrel came from Macovei when he saw the 5♦ on the turn, choosing the amount of 1,700,000. Again, Hammann called.
When the 2♣ completed the board, Macovei bet around 3,700,000 with less than a big blind behind. Hammann burned through a couple of time banks before coming to the conclusion that a fold was best, and he gave up the pot to Macovei.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,000,000
3,650,000
|
3,650,000 |
|
13,000,000
5,050,000
|
5,050,000 |
|
4,800,000
500,000
|
500,000 |