Pupo Survives With a River Chop
Level 33
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Will Kassouf was in the big blind and still serving his penalty as action folded around to Kenny Hallaert who moved all in from the button. Giovanni Pupo took a few minutes before calling for his last 4,850,000 in the small blind.
Giovanni Pupo: K♥5♥ 
Kenny Hallaert: K♠9♣
Pupo desperately needed to come from behind to survive, while Hallaert seemed utterly unconcerned and went along eating his dinner.
The 4♣3♠3♦ flop left open the possibility of a chop, while the turn was the 3♣. The A♠ river meant both players were playing the trip threes with ace-king kicker, and they chopped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,050,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
||
|
5,250,000
600,000
|
600,000 |