Check-Calling With Quads
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Kenny Shih opened from middle position, JP Kelly three-bet to 680,000 from the cutoff, and Shih called. The flop fell 
, and Shih checked to Kelly who continued for 525,000. Shih called.
The turn was the 
, and Kelly fired a second bullet worth 900,000. Shih tanked for a minute or so, then slid out enough green T25,000 chips to make the call.
The 
completed the board, and Shih knuckled a third time. Kelly emptied the chamber, sliding out over 3 million in lavender T100,000 chips. Shih hesitated for perhaps a millisecond before calling, but waited for Kelly to open his hand first. Kelly sheepishly tabled 
for king-high, prompting Shih to roll over 
for quad queens!
Shih did a lap around the table, breathing heavily and yelling to his rail. Meanwhile, a tournament director counted down Shih's stack and found that it was around 2.8 million - less than the bet. A great deal of damage had been done to Kelly's stack regardless, and here's how the two look now:
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
9,810,000
4,610,000
|
4,610,000 |
|
5,450,000
-3,885,000
|
-3,885,000 |
|
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