Obst Gets Short and Quadruples With Miracle River
Level 21
: Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante
James Obst was left short when he folded on the flop against heads-up action between James Chen and Jason Daly, who ended up chopping the pot. That left the Aussie with one and a half big bets and he got those in via three-bet on the button. Jason Daly in the big blind called, as did initial raiser Johannes Becker from under the gun and Chen from the next seat.
On a flop of A♥9♠7♣ flop, Daly checked and Becker bet to receive two calls. The Q♦ turn was checked by Daly, Becker bet again and Chen now folded while Daly called. They checked down the Q♥ river and the cards were exposed.
James Obst: A♠J♣7♠2♣
Jason Daly: K♠J♥5♣4♥
Johannes Becker: A♣9♦8♣3♣
Both Becker and Obst had flopped two pair but the kicker saved Obst, who quadrupled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000 | -200,000 |
|
1,675,000 | -25,000 |
|
1,650,000 | 100,000 |
|
875,000 | 75,000 |
|
480,000 | 155,000 |