Tian Continues to Chip Up
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Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Michael Rossito was in late position and raised to 12,000. David Patterson was in the hijack and three-bet to 37,000. James Tian was on the button and cold four-bet to 106,000. Action folded back to Patterson, and he called.
The flop was 
, and both players checked to the turn, which was the 
.
Patterson checked again and folded after Tian bet 76,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
725,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
250,000
129,000
|
129,000 |
flop. The turn gave them the 
. Gonzalez bed 60,000, and Latorre called. The 
on the river completed the board, and both players checked. Gonzalez showed 
for top pair, and Latorre mucked.
, and Smith showed 
flop, Maria Ho, in the small blind, check-called the 18,000-chip raise of Renee Luba, who was in the under-the-gun position.
, and Ho check-called the 40,000-chip bet of Luba. 
on the river completed the board, and again Ho check-called the bet of Luba, but this time for 95,000. Luba showed 
, and Sifuentes doubled up with aces.
, and Hawkins made two pair, giving him the pot of more than 450,000 chips and vaulting him into the top three on the remaining leaderboard.
, and Kane check-called the 30,000-chip bet of Machon. Both players checked the 
on the turn and the 
to win the pot with ace-king high.
