Johnson Gets the Best of Multiway Hand
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Christopher Knapp opened to 35,000 from middle position and Anthony Johnson three-bet shoved for 55,000 from the hijack. Jason Scott shoved for 121,000 from the cutoff and Knapp called with a covering stack to put both players at risk.
Anthony Johnson: A♣Q♠J♠8♦7♣
Jason Scott: A♠10♥9♦3♣2♠
Christopher Knapp: A♦6♦5♥4♦2♦
The board ran out 8♥4♥3♠J♦9♠. For the main pot, Johnson took the high with two pair, jacks and eights while Scott and Knapp each had the nut-low to split the other half. For the side pot, Scott had a better high than Knapp with two pair, nines and threes to take three quarters.