Koleno and Zappala Chop
Level 34
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Stanislav Koleno shoved the button and Francesco Zappala called off his stack of 11,025,000 in the small blind.
Francesco Zappala: 5♠5♦ 
Stanislav Koleno: Q♦J♣
Zappala needed to hold with his pocket fives to remain in contention, and had to fade more outs after the 10♣6♣6♥ flop. An A♦ turn gave Koleno more outs with a straight draw and a chop possibility with a river ten.
That chop did come in as the 10♠ filled out the board, and the hand ended honors even.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,775,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
11,625,000
600,000
|
600,000 |