Phua Avoids Blind-vs-Blind Disaster
Level 16
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Hand #8: Action folded around to Ole Schemion in the small blind and he just limped with the 
. Paul Phua, who was unfortunate enough to wake up with the 
in the big, then raised to 80,000. Schemion wasted little time in three-betting to 240,000, and that inspired Phua to four-bet to 480,000.
Schemion sat silently for about a minute and then slid out a five-bet to 800,000. At this point Phua seemed to know something was up, and after thinking about it for a short time, he laid down his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,400,000
686,000
|
686,000 |
|
1,700,000
-455,000
|
-455,000 |