Iche Close to the Title
Level 36
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Jonathan Bonnin limped the button with 5?4?. Mohamed Iche raised in the big blind to 1,700,000 with A?J?. Bonnin called.
On the 9?3?8? flop, Iche checked, and Bonnin slid out a bet of 1,100,000. Iche called.
The turn brought the 2? and Iche checked once more. Bonnin checked behind.
The 8? river completed the board and Iche checked for a third time. Bonnin slid out a bet of 4,000,000, leaving himself only 3,000,000 behind.
Iche thought it through for a bit, and flicked in a calling chip, making a superb hero call with ace-high versus Bonnin's five-high, having missed his turned up and down straight drawn.
Bonnin is now left with crumbs and this may well turn out to be the killer blow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,050,000
6,800,000
|
6,800,000 |
|
||
|
3,675,000
-6,800,000
|
-6,800,000 |