Duvall Survives With a Chop
Jeff Duvall limped in from the cutoff, Howard Lederer raised from the button, Ivo Donev called and Duvall called. The flop was . The action was checked to Lederer, who bet. Donev called, Duvall raised, Lederer reraised, Donev flat-called, Duvall raised all in for 1,000 more than the call, and both Lederer and Donev obliged. Betting continued on the side between Donev and Lederer.
The turn was the . Donev check-called Lederer's bet. Same story on the river.
The hands:
Donev:
Lederer:
Duvall:
Lederer took the high half of the main pot and the high half of the side pot, while Duvall took the low half of the main and survived his all-in. Donev got the low half of the side pot.