George Scoops Pivotal Three-Way Pot
Chris George: A?5?8?/3?4?6?7?
Patricia Yannuzzi: Q?A?7?/Q?J?6?9?
Sergio Braga: 5?7?J?/6?A?K?2?
James Cheung: XxXx/10?4? - folded on fourth street
Jose Paz-Gutierrez: XxXx/2?4?J? - folded on fifth street
Action was picked up on fourth street with five players. Chris George bet and received calls from Patricia Yannuzzi, Sergio Braga and Jose Paz-Gutierrez, while James Cheung made the fold.
George bet again on fifth. Paz-Gutierrez folded, Yannuzzi called and Braga called.
Continuing the aggression, George bet again on sixth and seventh and received calls from both opponents on each street.
Yannuzzi had a pair of queens and Braga had a seven low. George tabled a six low and seven high straight to scoop a vital pot, tripling his stack and saving himself from the brink of elimination in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,910,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
||
|
985,000
535,000
|
535,000 |
|
800,000
-1,175,000
|
-1,175,000 |
|
550,000
-205,000
|
-205,000 |
|
450,000
-365,000
|
-365,000 |