Michaelis Takes a Monster Pot
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Arten Kobylynskyi raised to 160,000 from under the gun and was called by Carlos Branco in the cutoff and Paul Michaelis in the big blind.
The flop came 
, Michaelis checked, Kobylynskyi bet 250,000 and both Branco and Michaelis called.
They all checked through the 
on the turn to the 
on the river. Michaelis and Kobylynskyi checked, Branco now bet 550,000. Michaelis bet 1,900,000 and Kobylynskyi folded immediately. Branco tanked, went through the options in his head, and made the call to then muck when Michaelis tabled 
for the turned full house. Michaelis now has almost 10 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,655,000
2,755,000
|
2,755,000 |
|
||
|
2,430,000
-2,470,000
|
-2,470,000 |
|
1,160,000
-485,000
|
-485,000 |