Morrell Forces A Fold
Level 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Gerald Morrell opened to 180,000 on the button and faced a three-bet to 640,000 by Antonio Lievano out of the small blind. Morrell made the call to send the two players heads-up to the flop.
Lievano continued for 405,000 on a flop of 
and Morrell flatted.
Action checked through the 
turn to the board pairing 
river where Lievano checked again. Morrell sized up a bet to 700,000 and Lievano, after some consideration, threw his hand away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,600,000 | 1,060,000 |
|
5,800,000 | -300,000 |
from early position. Nicholas Ramsey then made it 575,000 with 
in the hijack. Daan Smith looked down at 
on the button and four-bet to 1,180,000. 
flop was dealt. Smith jammed and Ramsey snap-folded to send Smith close to five million.
board with roughly 1,600,000 in the pot, Timur Margolin moved all in from early position and Serge Chechin had a decision in middle position for his 955,000 remaining chips. After some time for deliberations, Chechin put in his chips.
river changed nothing to confirm his double.
flop and he continued for 500,000. Blazevich called while the big blind folded to generate heads-up action heading to the turn. 
turn, instead firing off 1,000,000. That bet was not enough to get rid of Blazevich, who again called. 
, both Antonio Lievano and Gerald Morrell each stuck in 475,000 to see the 
for a queen-high straight but Lievano held 
for an ace-high straight.
, opened to 120,000 and was called by Dan Smith in the big blind with 
. 
board, Antoine Labat checked the big blind, Tzur Levy bet 420,000 in the cutoff, and Labat called.
. George Turner called on the button with his 