Morgenstern on the Move
Anton Morgenstern started this level winning a couple of significant pots to push him up around 10 million. He just won another big one versus Philip Long to catapult up to 14 million, then another to gather even more.
The initial hand began with Morgenstern raising to 175,000 from under the gun, then it folded around to Long who reraised to 565,000 from the small blind. The big blind got out and Morgenstern called.
The flop came 
, and Long led with a bet of 480,000. Acting with deliberation, Morgenstern plucked chips off of his tall towers and called the bet. The turn was the 
. Long put out a bet of 1.15 million, and again Morgenstern slowly called.
The river was the 
. Long gathered chips once more and bet 1.775 million — more than half his remaining stack — and Morgenstern this time didn't hesitate at all before declaring he was all in. The shove sent Long deep into the tank, and after a couple of minutes he finally emerged to fold.
Soon after that one, Morgenstern won another hand without a showdown to move up around 15 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000,000
5,100,000
|
5,100,000 |
|
1,350,000
-3,950,000
|
-3,950,000 |
|
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