Josephy Launches a River Bomb to Take Down a Big Pot
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
William Kopp opened with a raise to 55,000 from early position before Cliff Josephy made it 170,000 from the next seat over. Action folded around to the cutoff where Eric Liebeler cold-called Josephy's three-bet and Kopp called as well.
"Oh boy," Josephy said as the dealer began to spread the flop.
The flop was the and Kopp and Josephy both checked to Liebeler who put out a bet of 250,000. Kopp folded while Josephy called.
The turn was the and this time both players checked. On the river, Josephy thought for a bit before announcing that he was all in with a covering stack on Liebeler for about 1,700,000 effective. Liebeler thought for a good while before he finally let his hand go and Josephy took down the pot with no showdown.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Cliff Josephy |
3,550,000
1,350,000
|
1,350,000 |
|
||
Eric Liebeler |
1,700,000
-255,000
|
-255,000 |