Richards Claims One of the First Pots
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
The action folded to Evangelos Kokkalis on the button who just limped in. Millard Hale and John Richards came along from the blinds and the flop fell 
. Hale led out for 90,000 and Richards called while Kokkalis folded.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Hale checked again and Richards fired out a bet of 125,000 which got Hale to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,400,000 | -10,000 |
|
5,000,000 | 200,000 |
|
2,600,000 | -25,000 |
|
2,300,000 | -225,000 |
|
695,000 | |
|
650,000 |