Blackwood Wins a Big Pot
Level 34
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Alex Paredes opened on the cutoff and got a call from Gary Blackwood. The flop showed Q♣3♥4♦. Paredes checked, Blackwood bet 450,000, and got a reraise from Paredes to 1,100,000. After some thinking, Blackwood called, the turn showed a 8♣. Both checked the river, which showed an A♠ on the board.
Paredes checked, but Blackwood was not ready yet to show his hand and raised to 2000000. Paredes folded his hand, giving a huge pot to Blackwood.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,500,000
5,500,000
|
5,500,000 |
|
6,800,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |