Montes Sends Bicknell Into the Tank
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action was picked up on the turn with a board that read 
. In the small blind, Kristen Bicknell checked. Jose Montes was in early position and bet 48,000 into a pot of around 60,000. Bicknell took her time before she called.
The river was the 
. Bicknell checked again. Montes shoved to force Bicknell to make a decision for her tournament life with about 125,000 behind in her stack.
She toiled with the decision for several minutes before eventually electing to fold, afterwards saying on that occasion she was not weighted in either direction toward a call or fold but rather completely in the middle on the tough decision.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
872,000 | 147,000 |
|
125,000 | -178,000 |