Charder Sticking with Small Ball
Christian Harder raised to 4,500 after one early limper, and John Juanda flatted on the button. The big blind also joined to see the flop fall . It checked around, then checked to Juanda again on the turn. He wasn't about to check the button twice, making it 11,500 instead. Only Charder made the call. The river brought the , which Charder checked again. "That is not a good card for me," Juanda said, opting to check behind. Charder tabled for trip aces, and Juanda couldn't beat it.
Charder has been on a roll since dinner break and is up to 125,000. With 49,000, Juanda's got work to do if he wants to make it to the money.