Monster Pot for Morgenstern
Anton Morgenstern raised to 5,000 from under the gun and Daniel Colpoys three-bet to 17,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Morgenstern who made the call.
The flop came 
, Morgenstern check-called the 15,000 continuation-bet of Colpoys.
The turn was the 
, Morgenstern checked again and now Colpoys barreled a bet of 26,000 over the line which Morgenstern called.
The river completed the board with the 
, Morgenstern checked for the last time. Colpoys fired 52,000 into the pot and Morgenstern responded with a shove of 295,000. Colpoys made the call with 
for the turned top two pair but was beat by the 
of Morgenstern who had flopped the flush.
This launched Morgenstern towards the top of the chip counts while Colpoys dropped more than half of his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
735,000
373,000
|
373,000 |
|
350,000
-425,000
|
-425,000 |
|
247,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
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