King, Kovalchuk Chop It Up
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Lasell King raised to 25,000 from middle position and Oleksii Kovalchuk called from the big blind. The flop came 
, Kovalchuk checked, King continued with a bet, and Kovalchuk called.
The pot was about 115,000 at that point, and when the 
fell on the turn Kovalchuk promptly made a pot-sized bet. King sat in contemplation for about a minute, then said he was raising all in and Kovalchuk quickly called with just about all of his stack.
Kovalchuk had 
and King 
. The 
fell on the river, giving both players the same straight and they split the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
||
|
255,000
45,000
|
45,000 |