Schwartz Takes Four-Way Pot
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Andrey Zhigalov: XxXx/A♣6♠6♥8♠ - folded on sixth street
Luke Schwartz: XxXx/7♦5♣A♦A♥
Phil Hellmuth: XxXx/A♠8♦10♠ - folded on fifth street
Alex Livingston: XxXx/8♥J♣Q♦ - folded on fifth street
Andrey Zhigalov completed and received three callers in Luke Schwartz, Phil Hellmuth, and Alex Livingston. It checked to Schwartz on fourth street, whose bet got called by all three opponents.
Schwartz bet again on fifth street while he referenced Shanks & Bigfoot's 1999 record Sweet Like Chocolate. Hellmuth and Livingston lost appetite for the pot and mucked, but Zhigalov stuck around with a call.
Schwartz paired his ace on sixth street, taking the betting lead.
"A pair of aces, for me?" he asked the dealer. "You're my favorite dealer now, I couldn't imagine I was first when you announced a pair of aces."
He tossed in a bet before pleading with Zhigalov to fold. "Let me just scoop one pot, I don't even care if you fold now."
Zhigalov complied and mucked his cards, and Schwartz raked in the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,345,000
155,000
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155,000 |
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1,070,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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775,000
325,000
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325,000 |
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300,000
240,000
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240,000 |
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