Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 156 of 1,222
Average Stack: 235,000 (47 big blinds)
Phillip Hui opened to 12,000 in middle position, and Michael Laake three-bet to 28,000 a couple seats over. Joel Tushnet four-bet shoved for 137,000 in the small blind, Hui folded, and Laake called with some visible reluctance.
Laake:
Tushnet:
The board ran out , and Tushnet doubled up with kings up. Laake dropped about a quarter of his stack in that encounter, but he’s still well above the chip average with nearly 90 big blinds as the bubble approaches.
Joel Tushnet – 295,000 (59 bb)
Michael Laake – 430,000 (86 bb)