Small Pots Without Major Chip Changes
James Chen limped in from the small blind and Johannes Becker checked out of the big blind. On the Q♠8♠7♦ flop, Chen checked and folded to a bet by Becker.
Luis Velador raised and Erik Seidel defended the big blind. They checked the entire Q♥9♥2♥K♥9♦ board and Seidel won the pot with Q♠7♣3♠2♠.
Seidel limped the small blind next and he called a raise by Brad Ruben in the big blind. Seidel check-called the A♥K♦6♥ flop and the Q♥ turn was checked to the 4♣ river. The bet by Seidel won the pot, as Ruben folded.
Becker got a raise through from the cutoff before Chen did so, followed by Seidel.
Velador then raised in the cutoff and Chen defended his big blind. The A♣7♠6♣ flop brought a check-call by Chen and he check-folded the 9♣ turn.
Last but not least, Robert Yass collected the blinds with a raise before Seidel took on Ruben again in a duel of the blinds. Seidel raised for Ruben to call and Seidel bet the 10♠4♠3♣ flop, earning a call. On the 7♥ turn, Seidel checked and Ruben took it down with a bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,800,000 | -200,000 |
|
2,100,000 | -200,000 |
|
2,050,000 | -310,000 |
|
1,900,000 | 50,000 |
|
1,800,000 | -205,000 |
|
1,200,000 | 150,000 |
|
1,025,000 | -275,000 |