Mandic Finds Fortunate Chop
Level 19
: 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Goran Mandic opened to 30,000 on the button and was faced with a three-bet to 125,000 from Kenny Hallaert out of the small blind. Mandic made the call to send the two players to the flop.
Hallaert continued for 85,000 after the 
flop and was called by Mandic.
Action checked through the 
turn and the board double paired on the 
river. Hallaert checked again and Mandic, after some consideration, followed suit. Hallaert showed down 
while Mandic held 
. Mandic had found a lucky river card that saw neither player's kicker factor into their hand, resulting in a chop pot. The saying "everyone loves a chop pot" may not be the first thing to come to Hallaert's mind after that hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,340,000 | 740,000 |
|
900,000 | 451,000 |