Obrestad and Malherbe Chop 1.7 Million-Chip Pot
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Alex Livingston opened with a raise to 22,000 from middle position. In the next seat, Jean-Yves Malherbe reraised to a total of 49,000. Action folded around to Yevgeniy Timoshenko who was on the button. He cold four-bet to 114,000. Next to act was Annette Obrestad and she five-bet to a total of 270,000 from the small blind. Action folded around to Livingston who folded. Malherbe decided to move all in for a total of 801,000. Timoshenko quickly folded but after only a few seconds Obrestad called and the hands were tabled.
Obrestad:
Malherbe:
Both players were holding pocket kings and they would chop the pot unless a four flush came down, but the board ran out and both players were able to chop the giant pot with the same hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Annette Obrestad
|
1,206,000 | 13,000 |
Yevgeniy Timoshenko | 1,112,000 | -127,000 |
Jean-Yves Malherbe | 878,000 | 54,000 |