Becker Leaps Out of the Danger Zone
Level 17
No-Limit Hold'em
Josh Arieh won a showdown pot in the new game variant when he check-called a bet of 40,000 by Maxx Coleman on the 8♦5♠2♥ flop. They checked down the 3♣ turn and A♠ river for Arieh to claim the pot with the 6♣5♦.
Arieh then three-bet an open raise by Kristopher Tong to win the next pot before taking on Johannes Becker. The German check-called the 7♠4♥3♣ flop for 75,000 and the 6♠ turn was checked. Becker checked the J♦ river and Arieh asked to see his stack before betting 300,000.
Becker called for nearly half of his stack and was good with the A♠7♣, as Arieh only had the K♣7♥ for the inferior kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,900,000
240,000
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240,000 |
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2,050,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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1,220,000
495,000
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495,000 |
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975,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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