Van Wely Loses a Little, Wins a Lot
Loek van Wely opened to 32,000 from under the gun and was called by Ryan Smith in middle position and Marcos Carneiro Antunes in the small blind. The flop came 
and the action checked around to the 
on the turn.
Antunes checked again and van Wely took a stab at the pot with a bet of 50,000. Smith called and Antunes folded. The 
landed on the river and van Wely checked this time. Smith reached back for a bet of 110,000 and van Wely quickly folded.
On the next hand, Maria Konnikova raised to 34,000 from under the gun and van Wely defended his big blind. The flop fell 
and van Wely check-called a bet of 40,000 from Konnikova.
The turn brought the 
and van Wely checked again. Konnikova fired another 84,000, only to have van Wely check-raise to 200,000. Konnikova instantly called and the 
paired the board on the river. Both players checked and van Wely showed 
for a straight while Konnikova flashed her 
before they hit the muck.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
975,000
232,000
|
232,000 |
|
895,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
605,000
-278,000
|
-278,000 |
|
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