Thorel and Hall Chop Up Okamura
Level 9
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading 
, Galen Hall threw in a bet of 12,000 from the hijack. Motoyoshi Okamura called on the button and Jean-Noel Thorel called from the big blind.
The river was the 
and Thorel checked. Hall made a small bet of 10,000 and Okamura called. Thorel jammed all in which was met by a call from Hall and Okamura quickly folded. Thorel tabled 
and Hall held 
for the same straight to chop up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
176,000
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
||
|
54,500
-45,500
|
-45,500 |