Hawkins Leaves Robl Short
Level 18
: 0/0, 50,000 ante
Maurice Hawkins and Andrew Robl went heads-up to a flop of 
. Hawkins checked with 
and Robl tossed in a bet with 
. Hawkins called and nailed the straight on the 
turn card.
He checked again and Robl checked back this time. The river was the 
and Hawkins checked one more time. With the ace playing as a five in short deck poker, Robl bet 900,000 with a nine-high straight. However, Hawkins held the nuts and raised to 2,400,000. Robl thought for a minute and eventually made the call, leaving himself on the short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,770,000
2,550,000
|
2,550,000 |
|
400,000
-2,400,000
|
-2,400,000 |