Bond Defends His Small Blind
Level 28
: 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
Frank Crivello raised to 250,000 from the cutoff and got calls from Christian Pham on the button and Matt Bond in the small blind.
The flop came 
and Bond checked. Crivello bet 400,000 and both Pham and Bond called. The turn was the 
and both Bond and Crivello checked. Pham bet 675,000. Bond asked for a count and called, while Crivello folded.
The river was the 
and Bond checked for a third time. Pham cut out chips and appeared like he was going to make a bet, but he put the stack of chips back in his pile and checked back. Bond tabled 
for a pair of nines, and Pham looked back at his cards one last time before tossing them into the muck.
Bond raked in the pot and did a fist pump while looking over at his rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,100,000 | 4,235,000 |
|
4,320,000 | -1,480,000 |