Pappas vs. Rodawig, a Chip Exchange in Two Acts

Greg Pappas (X)(X) {8-?}

(X)
Eric Rodawig (X)(X) {8-?}

(X)

Check out those boards above. Up until fifth street, Rodawig and Pappas were showing exactly the same hand. Pappas led the betting on both fourth and fifth streets, Rodawig making the calls. Both players checked on sixth and seventh.

Pappas showed {3-?}

in the hole for an 8-7-4-3-2 low and Rodawig mucked. The pot took Pappas' stack up to 140,000.

Onto Round two:

Pappas (X)(X) {8-?}

(X)
Rodawig (X)(X) {7-?}

(X)

Pappas completed and Rodawig called on third street. Pappas led out with the low board on fourth, fifth, and sixth, Rodawig calling him down. Pappas checked the river, Rodawig bet, and he made the call.

Rodawig showed 7-6-5-4-A to take all of those lost chips right back.