Pham Makes Straight and Continues to Chip Up
Level 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Hong Pham raised from the hijack to 160,000 with and got called by Jonathan McCann in the big blind with .
The flop came . Both players caught straight draws and checked. The turn was the . McCann paired up and led for 225,000. Pham, however, had made her straight. She called and play went to the river.
The river was the . McCann bet again for 335,000 chips. Pham thought about whether to call or raise, eventually opting to call. She took down the pot with a straight. She now has over 9,000,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Hong Pham |
9,100,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
Jonathan McCann |
4,500,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |