Cautious Approach to Start
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Evangelos Kokkalis opened to 150,000 in the cutoff and was called by Millard Hale on the button. The two players saw a flop of 
and Kokkalis check-called a bet of 125,000 from Hale.
The turn brought the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Kokkalis slid out a bet of 225,000 and Hale quickly sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,200,000 | -200,000 |
|
4,900,000 | -100,000 |
|
2,900,000 | 600,000 |
|
2,800,000 | 200,000 |
|
470,000 | -180,000 |
|
415,000 | -30,000 |