Parkes Wins With River Bet
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
There was around 150,000 in the pot on the turn with a board of and Joseph Cheong had a bet out of 125,000 from the cutoff. Thomas Parkes was in the big blind and put in a check-raise to 325,000. Cheong made the call.
The river fell and Parkes put out a bet. Cheong asked for a count and it was totaled to be 690,000. After a few moments of consideration, Cheong slid his cards forward, giving up his contention for the hand in the process as Parkes watched the dealer slide the pot his way.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Thomas Parkes |
3,520,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
Joseph Cheong |
1,960,000
-280,000
|
-280,000 |
|