Tough Spot For Butler
Ashly Butler is our short stack and he just raised to 40,000 from the button. Thayer Rasmussen was in the small blind and he three-bet to 60,000. Butler called and the flop came down 
. Rasmussen bet 20,000 and Butler followed with the call.
The turn was the 
and Rasmussen hesitated before deciding to check. Butler checked behind and the river was the 
. Rasmussen grabbed chips and threw out a 40,000 bet which got Butler talking to himself. Every bet counts at this point and Butler tanked for a bit before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
660,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
|
204,000
90,000
|
90,000 |