Chop It Up!
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Jan Bednar raised to 18,000 from the cutoff and Theodore McQuilkin three-bet to 46,000 in the small blind. Bednar made the call and the flop came 
. McQuilkin led out for 56,000 and Bednar called to see the 
on the turn.
McQuilkin fired another bet of 116,000 and Bednar eventually called. The 
landed on the river and McQuilkin shoved all-in for 271,000. Bednar went into the tank for nearly three minutes with a look of agony on his face. The clock was finally called and Bednar made the call. McQuilkin turned over 
and Bednar breathed a sigh of relief when he showed 
. The two players chopped the pot and lived to fight another day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
525,000 | 125,000 |
|
489,000 | -41,000 |
. Desset had him dominated with 
and Auer asked for the "six in the window." However, the board came 
and the kicker played to eliminate the German, who currently lives in Austria.
turn into the second barrel of Theodore McQuilkin. The latter called all in for 211,000 and the cards were tabled.
river was a blank and McQuilkin doubled.
. The board ran out 
and Shulga doubled.
. Dmitrii Deviatov moved all in with the superior stack and Dono tank-folded after receiving no answer to one of the oldest questions in poker: "Will you show if I fold?"
and Deviatov check-called a continuation bet of 14,000 from Cudrinschi.
while Cudrinschi rivered a straight with 
. With that pot, Cudrinschi's chip count climbed into the seven-figure mark.
turn. However, the 
and flopped top pair, only to see Petr Setka snap him off with pocket jacks for the overpair.
