Small Pots Back and Forth
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Benjamin Kaupp raised to 225,000 on the button and Robert Cowen called in the small blind. Ryan Messick then three-bet jammed for 2,220,000 in the big blind as both opponents folded.
With the 
, Cowen recovered the losses in the next hand against Kaupp with a continuation bet on the 
flop for 325,000 to force a fold from Kaupp who had the 
.
Messick raised the next button to 200,000 with the 
and claimed the blinds and antes.
Messick raised first to act once more with the 
for 200,000 to get called by Kaupp on the button with 
and Cowen in the big blind with 
. The 
flop was checked around to the 
turn. Cowen and Messick checked, Kaupp bet 350,000 and took it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,200,000 | |
|
3,500,000 | -200,000 |
|
2,800,000 | 500,000 |
|
2,600,000 | -300,000 |