Rheem Spikes River and Takes the Chip Lead
Chino Rheem opened to 30,000 in middle position before his opponent three-bet to 79,000 from the cutoff.
The action folded back to Rheem, and he called and stated, "Action is on you, sir!"
The dealer spread a ![]()
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flop, and with the action on the cutoff, he bet out 90,000 and responded, "Now the action is on you!"
Rheem paused, grabbed a stack of chips, and added, "Nope, it's back on you!"
Rheem had dropped in a stack of green 25,000-denomination chips amounting to a check-raise of roughly 600,000. His opponent immediately tossed in a few chips to signify he had called all in for 548,000.
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The turn of the
changed little but reduce Rheem's outs by one, but when the
fell on the river, Rheem would eliminate his opponent and climb into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,493,000
623,000
|
623,000 |