Madan Applies Pressure
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
William Smith opened to 225,000 from the cutoff only to see Mayank Madan three-bet to 580,000 on the button. The blinds got out of the way to send the action back to Smith who, after some consideration, made the call to send the two players heads-up to the flop.
Smith checked to the three-bettor on a monotone flop of 
and Madan continued for 350,000. Not yet prepared to resign the pot, Smith flatted
On the 
turn Smith checked for a second time. Madan was in no mood to slow down and continued his aggression with a hefty bet of 2,000,000. Smith did not appear happy but eventually made a reluctant fold to take a minor hit to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,500,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
||
|
8,200,000
1,190,000
|
1,190,000 |