Gathy Wins a Blinds Battle
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
With two players seeing a board of 5♦8♦7♥ and 2,500 in the middle, Michael Gathy checked in the small blind and Kuanhan Lee bet 1,200 from the big blind. Gathy called.
The two players checked the 10♦ turn and A♣ river. Lee had fourth pair with 9♠7♠ but Gathy had Q♣7♦ for fourth pair with a better kicker to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
101,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
||
|
80,700
20,700
|
20,700 |
|
|
||
|
51,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
26,100
33,900
|
33,900 |