Malo Prevails in Battle of Shorter Stacks
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Vincent Wan raised the button to 140,000 with the 
and Ngoc Tai Hoang defended out of the big blind with the 
. The flop brought 
and a continuation bet of Wan did the trick to force a fold from Hoang.
Hoang then limped the 
from the small blind and Nicolas Malo in the big blind raised to 210,000 with 
. Hoang made the call to see a flop of 
and both players checked to the 
turn, which resulted in a check of Hoang. Malo now bet 200,000 and received a call.
On the 
river, both players checked and the pot was pushed to Malo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,460,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
2,300,000
680,000
|
680,000 |
|
1,565,000
-610,000
|
-610,000 |