Hands #11-16: Six Hands for Your Reading Pleasure

Chad Holloway

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,500 ante

Hand #11: Orjan Skommo opened for 12,000 from the hijack and then folded when Joseph Cheong three-bet to 30,000 from the cutoff.

Hand #12: Christopher Mecklin raised to 13,000 from the button, Max Kruse called from the small blind, and then Kruse stood pat. Mecklin drew one and then both players checked. Kruse tabled and it was good as Mecklin mucked.

Hand #13: Steven Wolansky raised to 12,000 and Max Kruse and Joseph Cheong called from the button and big blind, respectively. Each of the players drew one card, and then Cheong checked to Wolansky, who bet 22,000. Kruse folded, and Cheong called with . Wolansky mucked.

Hand #14: Christopher Mecklin was first to act and raised to 14,000, which won him the pot.

Hand #15: Joseph Cheong raised to 13,000 on the button and took down the blinds.

Hand #16: Steven Wolansky opened for 13,500 and Max Kruse defended from the big blind. Kruse drew one, Wolansky stood pat, and Kruse checked. Wolansky bet 14,000 and Kruse called with a . It was good as Wolansky flashed a jack-low before mucking.