Jensen Takes a Streak of Pots
Level 20
: 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Gregory Jensen raised under the gun with 
to 400,000. Phil Ivey defended his big blind with the 
.
The flop came 
. Jensen bet 400,000 and Ivey called. The turn and river were checked down as it came 
and the 
. To give Jensen the pot with the pair.
A couple of hands later, Jensen raised to 500,000 from the small blind with the 
. Aleksejs Ponakovs defended the big blind with the 
.
The flop came 
. Jensen led for 500,000 and Ponakovs got out of the way.
The next hand, Phil Ivey raised from under the gun with the 
to 450,000, Jensen called on the button with the 
.
The flop came 
, Ivey bet 400,000, Jensen called. The turn was the 
. It went check-check. The came on the river. Both checked again and Jensen won his third hand out of four.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,200,000 | -425,000 |
|
7,200,000 | -1,900,000 |
|
6,300,000 | 2,100,000 |
|
4,900,000 | 400,000 |
and Ben Heath checked his option with 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn.
completed the board and Ponakovs fired out another bet of 825,000. Heath paid him off after making a pair on the river and Ponakovs collected the pot.
gave Ponakovs a set of kings. The 
on the river.
. Heath led for 275,000, Badziakouski raised to 575,000. Heath three-bet jammed all in to force Badziakouski to commit the rest which he did.
top pair. While Heath was pulling for diamonds, holding the 
