Arieh Ascending
Niveau 21
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Josh Arieh, stack arranged with triangular base crowned with towers of pink and yellow chips, just took a 400,000 chip pot from Kristen Bicknell to add to his battlements. On a board of 
big blind Arieh led out for 63,000 and Bicknell called. The river paired the deuce (
) and Arieh led out again, this time for 138,000. Bicknell tanked for a while (this represented a third of her remaining chips). She flicked in a single chip signifying her call, but mucked when Arieh showed her 
.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000 | 250,000 |
|
290,000 | -95,000 |
. All of the chips got in the middle on the flop and Radoja needed some help.
left Phan grasping at straws. The 
on the turn sealed the deal and the 
on the river was a formality.
turn. A lone black card, the 
and Steinman check-called a bet of 40,000 from Hughes. The turn was the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Steinman led out for 135,000 this time and Hughes sent his cards to the muck.
was closer, it wasn't close enough, and Boatman was shot down by Engel's cowboys.