Hand #23-24: Margereson Doubles Through Choe; Takes Chip Lead
Hand #23: Sang Liu raised to 550,000 from the small blind and Timothy Miles called in the big blind. They both checked through the on the flop to the on the turn. Liu now bet 650,000 and Miles folded.
Hand #24: Song Choe raised to 550,000 from the cutoff and was called by Scott Margereson in the big blind.
The flop came and both players checked. The turn brought them the , Margereson bet 1,100,000 and Choe called.
The river completed the board with the , Margereson bet 2,900,000. Cheo shoved all-in having Margereson covered. Margereson snap-called. Choe tabled for the flopped set of jacks. Margereson showed for the rivered straight and the double-up.
Margereson quickly got up from the table to run to the bathroom while the floor and dealer counted out his stack. In the end, they determined that Margereson had 10,150 in front of him which needed to be paid by Choe.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Scott Margereson |
24,200,000
10,900,000
|
10,900,000 |
Song Choe |
7,000,000
-11,500,000
|
-11,500,000 |