Small Pots in NLHE Increase Cates' Lead
Niveau 24
: 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
No-Limit Hold'em
During the last hands of Limit 2-7 Triple Draw, Dan Cates earned three full bets back from Naoya Kihara when he made an eight and Kihara improved to a nine. The game variant then changed to NLHE and Cates raised the button to 400,000 with the 
to win the blinds.
Kihara then raised to 500,000 with 
on the button in the next hand to win some chips back.
Cates limped his next small blind with the 
and Kihara checked the 
in the big blind. The 
flop brought a bet worth 250,000 by Cates and that won the next pot for the chip leader.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
18,725,000
2,325,000
|
2,325,000 |
|
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|
9,275,000
-425,000
|
-425,000 |
|
5,600,000
-1,900,000
|
-1,900,000 |
|
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