Mordue Scores A Big Knockout, Closing In On Half-Million
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
A player in middle position opened the action with a raise to 10,000. James Mordue was on the button and called, with action going heads up to the flop . Both players checked and the turn came . The middle-position player put out a bet of 15,000 and Mordue made the call.
The river fell and the player in middle position announced he was all in. Mordue confirmed the stacks he had put out were 20-tall and quickly threw out a chip to call.
The all-in player tabled , showing top pair, top kicker. Mordue quickly tabled , showing a flopped top two pair that proved to be good to secure the knockout, vaulting him near half a million in chips and making him the likely chip leader at this point in the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
James Mordue |
470,000
150,000
|
150,000 |